How does Spidey do it?

[kestrell]

Okay, this is actually about how spider walk up walls and even upside down, because I know you mad scientists and supervill--I mean, superheros want to know this kind of science stuff. Note that after the article there is also a link to another article about how geckos climb--is there a superhero named The Gecko? It seems as if there should be.
https://scitechdaily.com/weird-spider-hair-discovery-may-inspire-powerful-yet-reversible-adhesives/

Comments

[melita66]

There's one in PJ Masks, a kids' animated show, technically called Gekko. He and two friends, Catboy and Owlette, fight villains, but only at night. It's designed for ages 3-6, but had enough complexity and interesting characters that I didn't mind watching it with my kids.

[jesse_the_k]

Somewhat related to Cat Tongue grip surfaces

https://cattonguegrips.com/pages/about-cattongue-grips

Their rhetoric is kinda nauseating, but the product looks A+ (and probably you told me about it in the first place.)

[alexxkay]

There's a superhero named Mondo Gecko on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tv show.

There's a super-obscure "Gecko" comic book character from the 90s, from a company that later got bought by Marvel, so now he's technically a Marvel character. Pretty sure they haven't used him, though.