Fig. 5From: On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatusMicroCT morphological reconstruction of the Basal plates of Orchesella cincta. A Lateral view of the jumping apparatus (furca extended). B Ventral view of the jumping apparatus (furca flexed). Sternites and basal plates. C, E Furca extended. D Furca flexed in dorsal view. F Furca flexed in ventral view (furca removed). F) BP1: basal plate 1, BP2: basal plate 2; BP3: basal plate 3; M: manubrium; D: dens; Rt: retinaculum; BR: basal rodsBack to article page