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A backward tensile force was applied on the needle. Rapid stretching deformation was observed in the sundew adhesive.

This research was published in the journal of the Royal Society Interface in the paper: 'Sundew adhesive: a naturally occurring hydrogel' by Huang et al. The doi link for the article is rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/lookup/doi/10.1098/rsif.2015.0226