geckos
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Newly Discovered Gecko Species Is Extremely Good At Being A Leaf
As night falls on the lowland rainforests in Madagascar, dead, decaying leaves find new life, slowly unfurling in the vanishing light. But as four scaly feet and wide, unblinking eyes emerge from behind the crinkly veil, the leaves reveal their true identities: these are leaf-tailed geckos, unparalleled masters of disguise. Now, researchers have described a…
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This Freaky Gecko Detaches Its Giant Scales To Escape Predators
Many lizards are capable of detaching their tails when a predator strikes, but one group of geckos has evolved a particularly gruesome escape strategy: Unusually large scales that tear off when a predator tries to take hold, allowing the tiny animals to break free.
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Australian Study: Geckos Hate Water So Much It Explodes Off Them
Look, I don’t like rain as much as the next person. I’m sure my mum wasn’t a big fan either, and the rest of my ancestors probably weren’t wild about water falling from the sky. But nowhere along the line did any of them develop skin that forces water droplets to explosively launch off.
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Researchers Create Reusable Tape Inspired By Geckos
If there’s one animal that’s inspired endless scientific research — it’s the gecko. The lizard’s ability to seemingly defy gravity and walk on walls has resulted in robots that can repair spaceships in flight, and now maybe even self-cleaning reusable sticky tape.