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paul paterson
21 September 2009
Geckos DO-NOT have glue or sticky stuff on their feet...come on Jason and Channel Five, get your facts right.
The "subdigital pads" on the toes have rows of transverse layers or "lamelle" these "lamelle" either grow as a single piece across the width of the toes or are divided medially. The lamelle contain tens of thousands of hairlike structures called "setae". These setae attract static electricity which helps the Gecko climb. But these setae and micro hair groves wedge into the surface, this is called "watchglass-shapped "spatulae" on the toes. Remember, glass is not even...it has grooves at microscopic levels...So, geckos DO-NOT have sticky glue... PLease get it right with your facts...
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paul paterson
21 September 2009
Geckos DO-NOT have glue or sticky stuff on their feet...come on Jason and Channel Five, get your facts right. The "subdigital pads" on the toes have rows of transverse layers or "lamelle" these "lamelle" either grow as a single piece across the width of the toes or are divided medially. The lamelle contain tens of thousands of hairlike structures called "setae". These setae attract static electricity which helps the Gecko climb. But these setae and micro hair groves wedge into the surface, this is called "watchglass-shapped "spatulae" on the toes. Remember, glass is not even...it has grooves at microscopic levels...So, geckos DO-NOT have sticky glue... PLease get it right with your facts...
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