It’s not gluey goop or suction cups that make these little lizards stick. Instead, their toes are coated with millions of microscopic hairs that attach to surfaces at a molecular level, creating a bond so strong that one gecko could support 280 pounds (127 kg).
Geckos can stick to surfaces because their bulbous toes are covered in hundreds of tiny microscopic hairs called setae. Setae are also ultraflexible. When a gecko jumps to another surface or quickly changes direction to escape a predator, its toe hairs must absorb huge amounts of energy and redirect it. The flexibility and stretchiness of the setae help redirect the energy and make it possible for geckos to walk across surfaces at any angle, unless the surface is covered in too much moisture, in which case their sticking powers are reduced and their feet start slipping.
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