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Nanoscale hairs may help gecko skin trap moisture and slow evaporation

Nanoscale hairs may help gecko skin trap moisture and slow evaporationWorldPing

In a dry shrubland, a gecko sprints toward shelter. Its greatest danger is not a predator, although hawks circle overhead and sand cats wait in ambush. Rather, its most pressing concern is dehydration.

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