Gecko Foot Pads #8
by Ted Kinsman
Title
Gecko Foot Pads #8
Artist
Ted Kinsman
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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The toe hairs on a gecko's foot pads. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of hairs, or setae, from a gecko's (family Gekkonidae) toe. These hairs enable the gecko to cling to smooth surfaces by taking advantage of weak intermolecular forces, known as Van der Waals forces.
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June 2nd, 2013
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