Add water aerobics to the list of the agile gecko’s athletic accomplishments. In addition to sticking to smooth walls and swinging from leaves, geckos can skitter along the surface of water.

The Gecko Gallery NYC, created by two gecko lovers, hosts species from across the globe in a range of environments.

Geckos have skin covered with hundreds of thousands of hair-like spines. These spines trap air and cause water to bounce off, according to a study published in Interface, the Journal of the Royal ...

The only surface that geckos can't stick to is Teflon. Well, dry Teflon. Add water, however, and geckos can stick even to this seemingly impossible surface! They do this through specialized toe pads.

But this ancient inner pathway, which is typically linked to balance, helps geckos detect vibrations that travel through mediums like the ground or water,” study co-author and University of ...

Though geckos cling well on stiff, clean, dry surfaces, a wet surface—like you might find in a bathtub—can inhibit the setae’s clinging abilities. Water between the setae and the surface ...