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Why are my leopard gecko´s toes so sticky?

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Six of these were Moorish geckos, T. Mauritanica, which are known to use the van der Waals gripping mechanism. The remaining five were juvenile leopard geckos, E. Macularius, used as controls because they do not have adhesive pads. read more

Gecko feet are covered with tiny hairs. These tiny hairs split into tinier hairs, that split into tinier hairs, by the time they finish splitting they are only a few tens of atoms across (I did say tiny). read more

The system makes it possible for geckos to stick and unstick their feet so quickly that they can scurry across surfaces at 20 body lengths per second. "A gecko by definition is not sticky — he has to do something to make himself sticky," study lead author Alex Greaney, a professor of engineering at Oregon State University in Corvallis, told Live Science. read more

Some crested geckos seem to be less sticky than others. Some may rely more on their claws to stick to porous surfaces like branches, plants or even your skin or clothing. You may notice one gecko may be less likely than others to climb walls. read more

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