Wasp foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the foot of a common wasp (Vespula vulgaris). This is the final segment of the leg, known as

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Wasp foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the foot of a common wasp (Vespula vulgaris). This is the final segment of the leg, known as the tarsus. It contains two claws (brown) and a suction pad, or plantula (yellow, between claws), that helps the wasp to grip smooth surfaces. The hairs on the leg are used to groom the wasp's body and wings. Magnification: x100 when printed at 10 centimetres tall.

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Size: 2743px × 3478px
Photo credit: © MIKE MCNAMEE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, biological, biology, claw, claws, coloured, distal, entomology, false-coloured, fauna, foot, hair, hairs, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, jointed, legs, nature, pad, plantula, segment, sem, single, suction, tarsus, vespula, vulgaris, wasp, wildlife, zoological, zoology