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Geckos can stick to surfaces using tiny hair-like structures on their feet.

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Gecko toe pads have millions of microscopic setae that exploit van der Waals forces. The contact is so strong that some geckos can support many times their body weight on a vertical surface.

🤯 "Geckos can stick to surfaces using tiny hair-like structures on their feet. Gravity negotiable."

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