… Their limbs are well developed, with flat fingers and toes, and the ventral surface is lined with a dozen or so rows of pleated subdactyl plates, each densely covered with countless tiny hair-like projections. Each hair-like projection branches out toward the tip, and at the very tip is a suction cup called a spatula. Geckos can run around on window panes and ceiling panels thanks to the adhesive action of these countless spatulas, but the shape and number of hair-like projections vary depending on the species. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "spatula" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 四肢が発達し,指もあしゆびも扁平で腹面には十数列のひだ状の指下板が並び,各板には無数の微細な毛状突起が密生している。1本の毛状突起は先端に向かっていくつも枝分れし,最先端がスパチュラspatulaと呼ぶ吸盤になっている。ヤモリ類が窓ガラスや天井板を走り回ることができるのは,これら無数のスパチュラの吸着作用によるが,毛状突起の形状や数は種によってさまざまである。… ※「spatula」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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