Total length3.5 tenths m
1.4Tambourine diameters
1.4 tenthsPhone booth heights
1.25Football lengths
Head to tail tip
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Gecko (Tokay)
A loud, colorful lizard that can walk on ceilings/Small Animals
The tokay gecko is one of the largest gecko species and one of the loudest. Named for its distinctive "TO-kay!" call, it uses millions of microscopic hair-like setae on its toe pads to cling to nearly any surface via van der Waals forces. It has a notoriously strong bite for its size and a personality to match.
Measurements
Body mass1.5 tenths kg
15 quadrillionMimivirus particles
15 millionPollen grains
3.3 hundredthsAdult house cats
About 150 g for large males
Adhesion force per toe20 N
2.9 hundredthsHuman bites
4Rubber band snaps
4 tenthsDog leash pulls
Each toe pad can support ~20 N
Bite force25 N
1.7 tenthsGolden retriever leans
5,000Ant carries
50 millionthsTugboat pulls
Strong for its size
Seta length100 millionths m
1.6 millionthsHockey rink lengths
54.6 millionthsVending machine heights
11.3 billionthsMount Everest heights
About 100 micrometers each
Average lifespan315 million s
63.1 billionHousefly wingbeats
175,200Dog walks
5.3 millionMicrowave minutes
About 10 years
Running speed1.5 m/s
19.7Galapagos tortoises
5 billionthsLight speeds
2.1 thousandthsRifle bullets