Departamento de Educación Física y Salud, Instituto Superior de Educación Física, Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Norte, UDELAR, Florida 1065, 60000, Paysandú, Uruguay.
Laboratorio de Biomecánica y Análisis del Movimiento, Departamento Ciencias Biológicas, Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Norte, UDELAR, Florida 1065, 60000, Paysandú, Uruguay.
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2021 Mar;207(2):179-190. doi: 10.1007/s00359-020-01456-0. Epub 2021 Jan 2.
Theraphosid tarantulas are large spiders that bear dense hairy adhesive pads on the distal parts of their legs: scopula and claw tufts. These structures allow them to climb on vertical smooth surfaces and contribute to prey capture. While adult females and juveniles remain most of the time in their burrows, adult males actively walk searching for females during the reproductive period. Adhesion and locomotion thus play important roles in the ecology and reproduction of these animals. In this paper, we review the current state of the knowledge on adhesion and locomotion in tarantulas, focusing on functional and evolutionary morphology.
狼蛛科蜘蛛是大型蜘蛛，其腿部末端有密集的毛茸茸的粘性垫：梳状结构和爪簇。这些结构使它们能够爬上垂直光滑的表面，并有助于捕捉猎物。虽然成年雌性和幼体大部分时间都在洞穴中，但在繁殖期间，成年雄性会积极走动寻找雌性。因此，粘附和运动在这些动物的生态和繁殖中起着重要作用。本文综述了有关狼蛛科蜘蛛粘附和运动的最新知识，重点介绍了功能和进化形态学。
