.... Fig. 1. Cryo-scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) micrographs showing examples of anisotropically oriented cuticle folds on plant surfaces. (A) The upper (adaxial) leaf surface of Malus domestica Borkh. ‘Boskoop’ (Rosaceae). (B) Rumex obtusifolius L. (Polygonaceae), main vein on the lower...

... adhesive secretion, causing prey insects to adhere more closely to the plant's surface. Their secretion can also extend into filaments, allowing insects some degree of movement and contact with short stiff trichomes releasing a highly viscous secretion. Numerous contact points with short trichomes result...