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. 2020 May 18;41(3):231–246. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.029

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Editorial Office of Zoological Research, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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A: Intuitive display of grooming. Force distribution can be visualized with differences in dimple area. Change in smoothness of shadow edge (indicated by red circle) implies recovery of hydrophobicity after grooming. Note: Weight focus (red dot) is on right side of body. B: Force distribution in grooming. C: Total supporting force and vertical shift of weight focus. Reprinted with permission from Langmuir, Zheng et al., 2016, American Chemical Society.