Gecko toes are padded with flexible ridges.

的上有易弯曲的凸起。

Geckos can break off their own tails.

可以折断自己的尾巴。

Today we can manufacture structures that mimic the hairs of a gecko's foot.

今天我们能够造出模仿毛发的结构。

Scientists would love to create synthetic adhesives based on the gecko trick.

科学家们很乐意根据的这一特点合成粘合剂。

Sam keeps lots of crickets in boxes. He feeds them to his geckos.

萨姆在盒子里放了很多蟋蟀。他将这些蟋蟀喂给他的。

In fact, the whole gecko could dangle from a single one of its toes.

至可以整个吊在一根上。

But some aphids, katydids, lizards, geckos, and snakes only ever reproduce via parthenogenesis.

而有些蚜虫、蝈蝈、蜥蜴、、蛇等只进行孤雌生殖。

It's also home to many different animal species including rare geckos and the snow leopard.

它也是许多种野生物种的家园，包括稀有的蜥蜴和雪豹。

One square millimeter of a gecko's footpad has 14,000 hair-like structures called setae.

上一平方毫米，有一万四千个毛发状结构叫刚毛。

Researchers created mathematical models that revealed that the default for gecko feet is non-sticky.

研究人员因此构建了数学模型用于揭开平常不具有粘性的这个秘密。

What is a characteristic feature of flowers pollinated by geckos?

授粉的花有什么特点？

Each pinhole projects a separate, sharp image onto the geckos retina.

每个针孔将一个单独的清晰图像投射到视网膜上。

Even the famously adhesive feet of geckos usually can't get a grip.

就连有名的胶都粘不上去。

Meanwhile, nocturnal geckos have pupils that shrink into slits studded with pinholes in higher light conditions.

与此同时，夜间活动的在较高的光照条件下瞳孔会收缩成布满针孔的狭缝。

The giraffe eats the acacia tree, so it continually produces those galls which form the geckos' home.

长颈鹿吃金合欢树，因此树不断产生出虫瘿，从而形成了的家。

The researchers also tested whether a gecko could latch onto the coating with its notoriously sticky footpads.

科学家还做了一项测验，看是否能够凭借它那著名的粘垫行走在上述涂层上。

Sam's geckos are now very much part of the family. He has had them for three years now.

山姆的现在是这个家的一部分。他已经养了三年。

The team discovered that geckos have millions of hair-like structures on their feet.

研究小组发现的上有数百万个毛发状结构。

Scientists think that comparing these different inputs might help the gecko judge distance without having to move.

科学家们认为，比较这些不同的输入信息可能有助于无需移动就能判断距离。

They work at the University of California in the United States. They have studied geckos for many years.

他们在美国加州大学开展研究工作。他们多年来一直在研究。