New research found that semi-aquatic springtails use their ventral tube or collophore to hold a droplet of water during their spring-loaded jumps. This droplet aids in their mid-air positioning and landing, sticking them back to the water surface.
Check out the original research paper here: [ Ссылка ]
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Thanks to the Bhamla Lab at Georgia Tech: [ Ссылка ]
and to the first author of this research Dr. Victor Ortega-Jimenez at University of Maine: [ Ссылка ]
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