File:Gecko foot on glass.JPG
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Summary
Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on a glass wall. Van der Waals force interactions between the finely divided setae (hairs on the toes) and the glass enables the gecko to stay in place and walk on the seemingly smooth glass.
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| current | 12:21, 5 January 2017 | | 1,871 × 1,955 (990 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Close-up of the underside of a gecko's foot as it walks on a glass wall. Van der Waals force interactions between the finely divided setae (hairs on the toes) and the glass enables the gecko to stay in place and walk on the seemingly smooth glass. |
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