White's tree frogs have tiny hexagonal patterns on their feet, which allow some parts of the pad to remain in contact with the surface and create friction, whilst the channels between allow the ...

White’s tree frogs — originating in Australia and Indonesia and capable of growing to almost 5 inches — maintain their grip on surfaces by keeping the angles of their toe pads below 90 ...

Tree frogs, such as the tiny White's tree frog, have sticky pads on their feet that they use to grab onto tree branches and leaves and other surfaces in their native habitat. Scientists have ...

White's tree frogs have tiny hexagonal patterns on their feet, which allow some parts of the pad to remain in contact with the surface and create friction, whilst the channels between allow the ...

To investigate this, scientists measured adhesive and frictional forces simultaneously on individual toe pads of White's tree frogs (Family Hylidae), while varying the surface angle. It was found ...

Here, we show in two experiments that the toe pads of White's tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) quickly recover from contamination through a self-cleaning mechanism. We compared adhesive forces prior to ...

But first they have to understand it. White's tree frog secretes mucus from its toe pads, and experts in the field have long thought that it is this fluid which helps the frog to cling on.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It must have been a wild ride for the tree frogs in the lab. Scientists placed the frogs on ...

White’s tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) secrete mucus from their toe pads to hold on to steep surfaces through capillary forces, similar to the way a wet piece of tissue sticks to a window.

I cover science and technology. The current issue of Biology Letters includes a study on the evolutionary connection between the toe pads of certain tree frogs--and human hair. That's a long ...

To investigate this, scientists measured adhesive and frictional forces simultaneously on individual toe pads of White’s tree frogs (Family Hylidae), while varying the surface angle. It was ...