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Fig. 12

From: On latches in biological systems: a comparative morphological and functional study of the retinaculum and the dens lock in Collembola

Fig. 12

Hypothetical mechanism by which the furca is released from the retinaculum in the different species investigated: A–D Flexed furca state—Latched phase; A Flexed furca and structures of interest; B Podura aquatica Linnaeus, 1758 [26], C Dicyrtomina ornata (Nicolet, 1842); D Megalothorax minimus Willem, 1900 [50]. E–H Extended furca state—Unlatched phase. E Extended furca and structures of interest, F Podura aquatica; G Dicyrtomina ornata; H Megalothorax minimus. Fu: furca; D: dens; DL: dens lock; Rt: retinaculum; L1: Lock 1; L2: Lock 2

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