... for a long time, and has led to the discovery of highly specialized adhesive organs located at the distal end of the animals' legs. So far, research has primarily focused on structural and ultrastructural investigations leading to a deeper understanding of adhesive organ functionality and to the development...

...A. F. G. Dixon; P. C. Croghan; R. P. Gowing ABSTRACT The adhesive force acting between the adhesive organs and substratum for a number of aphid species has been studied. In the case of Aphis fabae , the force per foot is about 10 μ N. This is much the same on both glass (amphiphilic) and silanized...