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Figure 6

From: Structure and functions of the ventral tube of the clover springtail Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae)

Figure 6

Jumping process of the springtail. (A) The eversible vesicles stretched out when the springtail started to jump; (B) the eversible vesicles fully extended; (C) the eversible vesicles adsorbed on a smooth surface when the springtail landed; (D) the eversible vesicles retracted into the body when the legs stood stable and the furca recovered under the abdomen.

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