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Dictionary » G » Gecko GeckoGecko Origin: cf. F. & g. Gecko; so called from the sound which the animal utters. (Science: zoology) Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the united states. See wall gecko, fanfoot. ![]()
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Results from our forumPutting them down - Metabolic Bone disease... reptiles. I have quite a few reptiles, I don't know if any of you do. And a few months ago my friends bearded dragon and my other friends leopard gecko started showing (to me) signs of Metabolic bone Disease. One had developed lumps on parts of its body and had an odd disfiguration in the jaw. ...
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The Fiber Disease... to systematically tailor performance in multivariable environments. A great example, which has received much attention recently, is the foot of a gecko. The gecko's foot is covered with hundreds of thousands of "hair"-like protrusions which dictate a gecko's precise control of adhesion ...
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The Fiber Disease... Chips Sheds Light On How Memories Are Formed In The Brain http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060515231914.htm and... Engineers Create Gecko-inspired, High-friction Micro-fibers http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060822121445.htm _________________________________________________________ ...
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Gecko climbing mechanismDear All, Please kindly help me with this How does the hydrophobic nature of gecko feet allow adhesion to wall surface and also why it is self-cleaning in nature???? How does this Van der Waals force on the toe hair interact with the surface to cause adhesion????
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