Look up seta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In biology, setae (/ˈsiːtiː/; sg. seta /ˈsiːtə/; from Latin saeta 'bristle') are any of a number of different...

Synthetic setae emulate the setae found on the toes of a gecko and scientific research in this area is driven towards the development of dry adhesives...

lamellae / setae / spatulae structures and the surface. These van der Waals interactions involve no fluids; in theory, a boot made of synthetic setae would...

Susan Setae is a women's rights advocate from Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is the president of the PNG Counselling Association and former president of...

backing material of flexible polymer tape. These arrays are called synthetic setae and mimic the nanostructures found on the toes of a gecko; this is an example...

mechanical sensors, mostly based on modifications of the many bristles known as setae that project through their cuticles. Similarly, their reproduction and development...

white stripes of setae on its cephalothorax, black setae on its chelicerae, and scattered dots and patterns of black and white setae on its abdomen. This...

Antti Veikko Ilmari "Jammu" Siltavuori (29 October 1926 – 9 March 2012) was a Finnish child murderer and sex offender, and was commonly known by the nickname...

items into reach for collection by setae. Other setae may be used to brush the filtering setae clean, and yet other setae may transport food items to the...

of long, dense hairs (setae). In subfamily Megatominae and the genus Trinodes, some of these setae are hastisetae: barbed setae ending in spear-like heads...

surface area effects. On its feet, the gecko has many microscopic hairs, or setae (singular seta), that increase the Van der Waals forces - the distance-dependent...

"hairless", "shaved", "smooth") is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic...

with fewer setae. The next basipodal endites are more trapezoidal in shape, with still fewer setae. The more posterior limbs have fewer setae on each endite...

into two sclerites, each with five setae. The setae on the tergites are bristle-shaped or slightly hastate; these setae bend near the base to point toward...

both setae and bristles on the gena. The thorax is characterized by the presence of setae on the propleura, a bare prothorax and metathoracic setae in a...

possess setae and parapodia for locomotion and gas exchange. They may have two types of setae, which are found on the parapodia. Acicular setae provide...

these lamellar setae can also be seen in the cephalic region. The exopod is likely bipartite, due to the preservation of median setae further out. This...

covered in hairs or fur plants covered in trichomes insects covered in setae people nicknamed "the Hairy" Hairy (gene) Hairies, a fictional people Haerye...

reddish-yellow or orangish setae posteriorl. Males possess a surstylus that abruptly tapers distally, with short surstylar setae that reach at most halfway...

larva is longer than the adult and is covered in reddish brown or black setae. It has two back-curved, spine-like appendages on the posterior end. The...

Polynesian mythology. Based on the presence of sulphur-oxidising bacteria on the setae of both K. hirsuta and the new South West Indian Ridge species, they may...

Setae, Setai (Ancient Greek: Σέται), Settae, Settai (Σέτται), Saettae, Saittai, or Saittae (Σαίτται), was a town of ancient Lydia, located at Sidas Kaleh...

eyes, a convex occiput, closely set and crossed parietal setae and three pairs of orbital setae, the front of which is directed medially and the rear one...

popular in the exotic pet trade. Many New World species kept as pets have setae known as urticating hairs that can cause irritation to the skin, and in...

which has black setae on the abdomen. M. maculata flavifrons with red setae on the abdomen. M. maculata flavifrons with yellow setae on the abdomen. "Megascolia...

include their specific coloration (red, purple, brown), the presence of setae, and orifice-like flower architecture. Carrion flowers attract mostly scavenging...

of Legends. The crab's small size, brown stripes and dense covering of setae were compared to the short stature and fluffy brown and white fur coat of...

the setae were seen to be embedded in the skin, but none penetrated more than one-third of their length. When attempts were made to remove the setae, they...

reticulations posteriorly. Also, the metanotum has median setae longer than lateral setae and arising at the anterior margin, and it has campaniform...

weeks. In response to threats, Goliath birdeaters stridulate by rubbing setae on their pedipalps and legs. Also, when threatened they rub their abdomen...