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81. Sherry

I assume you're talking about bird eggs. Eggs of other animals have varying shapes, although many are also "egg-shaped." There are several entries in AskNature about the materials and shapes of bird eggs and how those contribute to ...

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82. Toe pads adhere and clean themselves: White's tree frog

"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 mucus to spread throughout the pad. This...

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84. White blood cells roll and stick: mammals

"Dan Hammer of the Univ. of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia is studying how white blood cells roll their way through the bloodstream, yet are able to anchor themselves where they are needed. He hopes that if he can devise materials that mimic the cel...

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85. Low-energy air transport: flying squirrels

"Membranes of skin are also used by other mammals to achieve, if not real flight, at least gliding. The flying squirrels and gliding possums have a membrane of skin extending between the wrist and ankle on each side of the body. When the animal...

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87. Tail used for reproductive advantage: damselfly

"Female dragonflies do not mate again after fertilization. However, this does not create any problem for the males of the Calopteryx virgo species [a damselfly]. By using the hooks on its tail, the male captures the female by the neck. The female ...

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88. Running on waxy leaves: Arboreal ants

"Even less clear is the basis of 'wax-running,' by which some ants get around on the slippery epicuticular wax of plants. Federle, Rohrseitz, and Hölldobler (2000) measured attachment forces by making ants do their thing under varying amounts...

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89. Stewart

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