Jumping without slipping: leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) possess special tarsal structures for jumping from smooth surfaces

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Slowly contracting muscles power the rapid jumping of planthopper insects (Hemiptera, Issidae)

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The green leafhopper, Cicadella viridis (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae), jumps with near-constant acceleration

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Functionally Different Pads on the Same Foot Allow Control of Attachment: Stick Insects Have Load-Sensitive “Heel” Pads for Friction and Shear-Sensitive “Toe” Pads for Adhesion

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Rapid preflexes in smooth adhesive pads of insects prevent sudden detachment

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In vivo dynamics of the internal fibrous structure in smooth adhesive pads of insects

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Surface roughness, claw size and leg elasticity influences on the jumping of Acheta domesticus crickets

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A buckling region in locust hindlegs contains resilin and absorbs energy when jumping or kicking goes wrong

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Energy storage and synchronisation of hind leg movements during jumping in planthopper insects (Hemiptera, Issidae)

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Friction ridges in cockroach climbing pads: anisotropy of shear stress measured on transparent, microstructured substrates

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Division of labour and sex differences between fibrillar, tarsal adhesive pads in beetles: effective elastic modulus and attachment performance

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Insect tricks: two-phasic foot pad secretion prevents slipping

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Resilin and chitinous cuticle form a composite structure for energy storage in jumping by froghopper insects

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The effect of leg length on jumping performance of short- and long-legged leafhopper insects

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Comparison of smooth and hairy attachment pads in insects: friction, adhesion and mechanisms for direction-dependence

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Pushing versus pulling: division of labour between tarsal attachment pads in cockroaches

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