The morphology and adhesion mechanism of Octopus vulgaris suckers.

The octopus sucker represents a fascinating natural system performing adhesion on different terrains and substrates. Octopuses use suckers to anchor the body to the substrate or to grasp, investigate and manipulate objects, just to mention a few of their functions. Our study focuses on the morpholog...

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Main Authors: Francesca Tramacere, Lucia Beccai, Michael Kuba, Alessandro Gozzi, Angelo Bifone, Barbara Mazzolai
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2ff76c979326476cbbc6c5bbea7641ad
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