Gecko foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a gecko's (family Gekkonidae) foot. Pads on the toes are covered in hairs, or setae, that e

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Gecko foot. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a gecko's (family Gekkonidae) foot. Pads on the toes are covered in hairs, or setae, that 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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Photo credit: © SUSUMU NISHINAGA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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