The ability to stick to smooth objects and detach when needed is a perpetual game of geometry for tree frogs, which repeatedly adjust the angle of their toes with respect to the surface. White’s tree ...

Right Angles Are All Wrong For Tree Frog Adhesion Date: April 6, 2007 Source: Society for Experimental Biology Summary: Tree frogs have the unique ability to stick to smooth surfaces even when they ...

The toe pad of the Amazon milk frog can hold up to 14 times the animal’s body weight. That’s like an average American man holding a Honda Civic… with his toes. These tree frogs are pros at sticking ...

Long neglected in favor of legs, frogs' feet are getting fresh attention for their adhesive properties that could someday have medical applications. Tree frogs, such as the tiny White's tree frog, ...

Tree frogs’ feet aren’t nearly as powerful as those of the well-studied gecko, but their traction is good enough that they can grip the underside of a wet, slick leaf. Now, researchers have evidence ...

Unlike Spider-Man, who apparently uses static electricity to climb walls, tree frogs use sticky secretions. This sounds like a good idea, until you try it yourself with duct tape and fall off the wall ...

Most studies on the adhesive mechanisms of climbing animals have addressed attachment against flat surfaces, yet many animals can climb highly curved surfaces, like twigs and small branches. Here we ...