A gecko’s attraction to surfaces like walls, ceilings and branches depends on thousands of tiny hair-like structures called setae on the bottom of the lizard’s toes. The setae have even smaller ...

A gecko’s feet are an evolutionary wonder. They can stick to practically anything and are known for being fast climbers, and for a good reason. The bottom of their feet contain setae ...

And frictional adhesion isn’t the only means by which geckos secure their grip. If you could look even closer at the lamellae, you’d see that they’re covered in millions of microscopic hair-like setae ...