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Other forms of modification of legs

a) Ambulatorial (Walking leg): e.g. Fore and middle legs of cockroach.

b) Cursorial (Running leg): e.g. All three pairs of legs of Ants.

c) Saltatorial (Jumping leg): e.g. Hind leg of grasshopper, field cricket.

d) Scansorial (Clining leg): e.g. All three pairs of legs of the head house.

e) Fossorial (Digging leg): e.g. Fore legs of mole cricket.

f) Raptorial (Grasping leg): e.g. Fore legs of preying mantids.

g) Natatorial (Swimming leg): e.g. Hind legs of water bug or water beetle.

h) Sticking leg: e.g. All three pairs of legs of a housefly.

I) Basket-like leg : e.g. Legs of dragonfly and damselfly

j) Foragial leg: (Pollens collecting and carrying leg) e.g. legs honey bee.

 

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