Gait Cycle of Gecko Interfacial Locomotion (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Gait Cycle of Gecko Interfacial Locomotion

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An Asian house gecko running on water by slapping the surface rapidly and using surface tension to keep its body above the surface.

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Pauline Jennings photo, courtesy of PolyPEDAL Lab, UC Berkeley

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