As such, the robot’s body is encased in a kirigami skin, which is a patterned, flexible material that produces asymmetric friction that functions like an earthworm’s setae, enabling the robot to apply ...

With a finely etched tungsten pin, we scraped the cuticular surface to break off individual setae at the base of the stalk. The isolated seta was then glued to the end of a #2 insect pin with 5 ...

A cave-dwelling fish has been swimming the waters of India unknowingly. But researchers have just discovered the mysterious ...

Alongside a paper published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, the team also released footage of the robot in action.

When a cuckoo’s stomach lining becomes a pincushion of spikelike caterpillar setae, it upchucks the lining. By then, it has grown a new stomach lining and is ready to start anew. Baltimore ...

One of the many reasons why the leopard gecko is so well-loved is its delightfully goofy, ever-present grin. Here are 10 ...

Yeti Crab. Image via Unsplash. Discovered only in 2005, the yeti crab earned its nickname from the dense, hair-like setae covering its claws and legs, giving it a furry appearance reminiscent of the ...

Like other geckos, they possess specialized toe pads covered with microscopic hair-like structures called setae that generate van der Waals forces, allowing them to climb vertical surfaces and even ...

The division of the genital double-somite and the proportions of the spines and setae on the P5 are also distinctive characters. Possibly, a complex of cryptic or semi-cryptic species is hidden under ...