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Fig. 6

From: Whip spiders (Amblypygi) become water-repellent by a colloidal secretion that self-assembles into hierarchical microstructures

Fig. 6

Fractures of exuviae. a. Fracture of an exuvia of Charon cf. grayi, showing the layered cuticle (cut) and the secretion crust (cer) with granules (gra). Note the homogeneous appearance and even fracture face of the granules indicating that the bulk material is isotropic. b. Same in Damon annulatipes. Note the cuticular nano-pores, containing some substance (arrowheads)

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Zoological Letters

ISSN: 2056-306X

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