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. 2016 Aug;13(121):20160371. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2016.0371

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Typical IRM image of the beetle adhesive pad in contact, containing discoidal (D) and spatula (S) tips. Fringe patterns are visible on the proximal side of the contact zones, corresponding to parts of the seta tips that are close to the substrate but not yet in contact.