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- Sticky proteins serve as glue: blue mussel
- Adhering to multiple substrates: blackberry
- Sticky proteins serve as glue: mammals
- Eggs glued to leaves: coddling moth
- Capillary action aids adhesion: European blowfly
- Hooked beak snags flowers: flowerpiercer
- Pollen fastens to a bee's head: orchids
- Feather parts reattach: birds
- Sucker-mouths help tadpoles stick: torrent-stream frog
- Suckers allow fine attachment: octopus
- White blood cells adhere closely: mammals
- White blood cells roll and stick: mammals
- Threads adhere underwater: sea cucumber
- Foot adaptations climb rough and smooth surfaces: insects
- Adhesion occurs in varying conditions: keyhole limpet
- Spinal column has strength and flexibility: armored shrew
- Proboscis forms a flexible, sealed cylinder: butterfly
- Poisonous tooth shoots into prey: cone shell
- Suction used to attach to prey: lamprey
- Hooks attach in water currents: caddisfly
- Claws hold on at high current velocities: riffle beetle
- Hooks aid underwater attachment: blackfly
- Sticky berries adhere: Australian mistletoe
- Feet adhere temporarily: aphids
- Eggs adhere in and out of water: midwife toad
- Mucus takes on adhesive qualities: dusky arion slug
- Feet stay put: perching birds
- Running up and down trees: treecreepers
- Mouthparts manipulate food: insects
- Beak holds fish: puffin
- Employing frictional devices: tenebrionid beetles
- Footpads stick to vertical surfaces: great green bushcricket
- Resisting shearing forces: limpets
- Setae enhance temporary adhesion: leaf beetles
- Disklike structures adhere to smooth surfaces: Spix's disk-winged bat
- Modified leaves assist climb: passion flower
- Tendrils stick to various surfaces: Virginia creeper
- Running on waxy leaves: Arboreal ants
- Tube feet attach in marine environment: echinoderms
- Leaves modified for climbing: glory lilies
- Stem used for climbing: honeysuckle
- Stem sends out climbing gear: cheese plant
- Feet grip waxy leaves: leaf beetle
- Wings work in unison: insects
- Design features aid efficient attachment: lice
- Sucker-like structure used to attach: remora
- Low-energy perching: mousebird
- Orchids capture pollen: bucket orchids
- Feet maintain traction: mountain goat
- Seeds are dispersed long distances: South African grapple plant
- Sticky proteins serve as glue: green mussel
- Feet prevent slipping: insects
- Foot adhesion prevents capture: palm leaf beetle
- Receptors adhere selectively: microbes
- Glue fibers form underwater: caddisfly
- Pads attach to smooth surfaces: Madagascar sucker-footed bat
- Organs serve multiple adhesive functions: camel spider
- Tyrisonase enzymes aid crosslinking: organisms
