A gecko using all of its setae could support 280 pounds.
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U.S. researchers discovered last year that tiny hairs called setae help the critters stick to surfaces.
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After emerging, they are, of course, quite soft, and the setae on the carapace and legs are flexible.
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Vibracula very large: setae serrated.
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Vibracula ovoid, setae long, serrated.
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Each gecko foot is covered by half a million setae, tiny hairs 50,000 nanometers long.
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Nanotubes are similar in size to the actual gecko setae and thus more likely to exhibit the same van der Waal properties.
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The left edge is nearly straight, the right considerably arched with a few setæ on the posterior half.
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Setae short, not serrated.
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Susan Setae, the Executive Officer of Papua Hahine Social Action Forum, says the awareness work the group does should be credited for the breakthrough.
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Susan Setae says at the local level there have been more women elected and people are starting to realise the importance of greater representation.
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The President of the PNG Counsellors Association, Susan Setae said a public awareness campaign about gender based violence was not getting through to the police.