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Size of setae in different animals

Range	0.2 - 5.0 µm
Organism	Eukaryotes
Reference	Arzt E1, Gorb S, Spolenak R. From micro to nano contacts in biological attachment devices. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Sep 16 100(19):10603-6. p.10603 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID12960386
Method	"The setae of animals studied are finely structured down to the µm and sub µm levels. The diameters of their spatula-like terminal elements (Fig. 1) have been measured to range from 0.2 to 5.0 µm."
Comments	"Seta (singular) or Setae (plural) is a biological term derived from the Latin word for "bristle."(wikipedia) "The following animals with attachment devices were used for analysis: spiders (Cupiennius salei, and Aphonopelma seemanni), insects (Calliphora erythrocephala, Drosophila melanogaster, Lucilia caesar, Platycheirus angustatus, Sphaerophoria scripta, Episyrpus balteatus, Eristalis pertinax, Myathropa florea, Volucella pellucens, Cantharis fusca, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Gastrophysa viridula, Chrysolina fastuosa, Phyllobius pomaceus, and Rhodnius prolixus), and geckos (Tarentola mauritanica, Phelsuma madagascariensis, Tarentola mauritanica, Anolis maynardi, and Gecko gekko)."
Entered by	Uri M
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