'Toe pads have patterns on the surface, it's not a smooth layer. Underneath these patterns, there are fluid vessels, glands and blood vessels,' according to Animangsu Ghatak, an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur.

'Sticky tape gets contaminated with dust and you only use it once or twice. But lizards and toads use their toes all the time. They don't get contaminated and they create very strong adhesion. We are trying to mimic that by creating this material.'

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