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Close-up of the underside of a Leaf-tailed gecko's foot {Uroplatus sikorae} as it walks on vertical glass. The finely divided setae on the toe pads stick the gecko to the smooth surface through van der Waals interactions. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.
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