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. 2015 Nov 11;10(11):e0141269. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141269

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Fig 6 — (A) Morphology of hairs on the underside of the tarsus. Ta4 & Ta5: 4^th & 5^th tarsomere, respectively; Cl: Claws; Ar: Arolium; (B) Friction forces of tarsal hairs on a smooth and a rough substrate. Slides were performed in the pulling and pushing direction with a constant normal load of 30, 60 and 100 μN. The dashed line indicates the ants’ body weight (82 μN).