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The sticky wonder of gecko feet

Robert Full · TED

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About

Biologist Robert Full shares slo-mo video of some captivating critters. Take a closer look at the spiny legs that allow cockroaches to scuttle across mesh and the nanobristle-packed feet that let geckos to run straight up walls.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2005
Speaker
Robert Full
Year
2005
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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