Chinese scientists' latest findings in ancient seabed community illustrate a biological mechanism capable of shaping ...

Understanding how ancient species arranged themselves in space is a key puzzle in paleoecology, but direct evidence of how ...

Researchers in China have uncovered the first direct evidence: Approximately 436-million-year-old brachiopods from the early ...

研究人员针对叶甲科昆虫如何在复杂植物表面实现稳定附着的科学问题，开展了关于Criocerinae亚科两种叶甲（Crioceris asparagi和Lilioceris lilii）分支粘附刚毛（bifid adhesive setae）的形态学与功能研究。通过显微成像和力学分析，首次揭示了分支刚毛通过四级层级剥离控制机制实现动态附着，其双足印 ...

Understanding how ancient species arranged themselves in space is a key puzzle in paleoecology, but direct evidence of how ...

本研究针对玉米根萤叶甲(Diabrotica virgifera virgifera)在复杂基质上的附着机制展开，通过比较雌雄个体跗节(tarsus)形态差异与力学性能，首次发现雄性特有的蘑菇形黏着刚毛(adhesive setae)及其在交配中的特殊功能。研究结合显微成像、白光干涉仪和力学测试，揭示雄性附着性能(N m?1 )显著优于雌性(0.9 vs 0.2 ...

Close to the tip, the diameter of the adhesive tarsal setae depends significantly on the hydration condition of the material. While dried setae feature diameters of 2.0±0.1 μm, fresh ones ...

Xinhui Shen, Xin Yao, Marcos, Henry C. Fu, Can the mechanoreceptional setae of a feeding-current feeding copepod detect hydrodynamic disturbance induced by entrained free-floating prey?, Limnology and ...

Left: A gecko foot. Middle: A scanning electron micrograph of hairlike structures on gecko toes, called setae, with “sp” indicating the location of smaller structures called spatulae.

Spiderman's setae, chemical coating, and van der Waals forces work together to enable him to stick to walls and ceilings, representing the science behind his wall-crawling abilities (Image via Sony) ...