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Fig. 7

From: On springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola): a morphofunctional study of the jumping apparatus

Fig. 7

Comparative view of the basal sclerites when furca flexed and furca extended in Orchesella cincta. A Lateral view of the jumping apparatus (furca extended). B Lateral view of the jumping apparatus (furca flexed). C Ventral view of the jumping apparatus (furca extended). DK Basal sclerites (cuticle transparency). D Posterior view (furca extended). E Posterior view (furca flexed). F Dorsal view (furca extended). G Dorsal view (furca flexed). H Lateral view (furca extended). I Lateral view (furca flexed). J Ventral view (furca extended). K Ventral view (furca flexed). BR: basal rods; BS2: basal sclerite 2; BS3: basal sclerite 3; M: manubrium; D: dens 

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