Mediterranean Gecko

by M. Kathy Raines

Mediterranean-Gecko-article-by-M-Kathy-Raines

A gecko readily adheres to walls, fences and trunks by way of the setae—minute, hair-like structures—on the pads of its five toes, which contain bristle-like spatulae; these, like wee spatulas, stick to surfaces. This short video from National Geographic well illustrates this phenomenon:

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