Attachment Devices of Insect CuticleAuthor: Stanislav Gorb Published by Springer Netherlands ISBN: 978-0-7923-7153-3 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-47515-4Table of Contents:Friction and adhesion: fundamentals Insect cuticle: structure and properties of the material Cuticular protuberances of insects Principles of cuticular attachment in Arthropoda Frictional systems Dragonfly and damselfly head-arresting system Intersegmental frictional devices Wing-locking devices Attachment pads Secretions in frictional systems Protuberances and their fields Sensory equipment The evolution of frictional systems Ecological implications Nature’s design as a basis for biomimetics, Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-287)