From: Life as a fortress – structure, function, and adaptive values of morphological and chemical defense in the oribatid mite Euphthiracarus reticulatus (Actinotrichida)
Lateral nlc
Medial nlc
Measured lengths
Minimum length
52.7
142.9
Difference [%]
25.1
13.8
Maximum length
70.4
165.7
Calculated lengthsa
Contraction about 50%
35.2
82.9
Contraction about 35%
45.7
107.7
Stretching to 115%
80.9
190.6