Gecko Gallery
After the last post I thought I’d create a “Rogue’s Gallery”, showing geckoes when they’re nice, nasty, or in the mood for some lizard lovin’. Some of these are from the old blog, but are gathered here together in one post.
Pairs of eggs are secreted away in window sills….
Waiting to hatch out as tiny wee things…..
..sometimes still covered in their egg sac.
They grow up to inhabit every ceiling/window of the house inside and out. Keeps the cat occupied.
At night they run around barking like mad things. This dragonfly chose to ignore them.
There’s no gecko in this picture, but there is a reason. This beautiful fellow was so tame I could almost touch it. As soon as I turned to go back inside….
BAM! I was yelling out to Jeff that I needed to get out FAST to help a Dragonfly. Jeff asked” Did you save it?”
No, not quite.
But what they do best is eat moths. By the hundreds. Attracted by the house lights, the moths are the geckoes bread & butter. I’ve seen them take down moths 3 times their size, no problem.
Another favourite thing for geckoes is to have some lovin’ time. The male barks about his ardour to any female that will listen.
Then it’s time to get jiggy.
But it’s not all beer and skittles for the gecko. It’s a jungle out there…
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Fantastic post Cindy….Great photo`s and information about the gechos…Very graphic with the poor dragon fly…..I wonder if he had a headache…..lol
geckos are funny they try so hard not to get eaten and ten along comes a big gecko and eats the little ones! now theres a photo, not that rare to see half a gecko hanging out the mouth of another, well it not rare at my house, might have special canibal ones, lol
Wonderful images. Thanks Cindy. Brings back many happy memories.
Never seen one take on a dragonfly though! Wow!
what a great post. all about geckos, poor little things. i always thought it was the large ones that bark. in bali the little ones are everywhere, they run around the ceilings and hang out near the lights (heat obviously). i almost got a gecko tattoo.
Great photos Cindy
They are amazing little critters, so wel adapted to living with humans and much nicer to share space with than cockroaches! It’s funny seeing them get all twisty with each other.
Very graphic photos of the beheading of the dragonfly!
Ha! I just got blocked from commenting because I wanted to write “gecko p.o.r.n” after the twisty sentence.
Great photos…..very interesting and the sequence is great…eeer eeer careful careful gecko protection agency and dragonflies anonymous will get at you for not rescuing said creatures……
on the subject of gecko p…….n… I tried to put up a post on the puddle with a donkey called an ass and big puddle told me it was a naughty word…well I never…..
…. the kingfisher is a beauty.
Thanks everyone for your comments.
I had just typed out a MASSIVE comment, but using the word Pawn (spelt the other way), had it ditched into the ether. Ah well…..
Mandy, I think it was a “splitting” headache! (even I’m graoaning at the puns….)
Gav, go out and grab a cannibal shot! My lot don’t seem to be into that. Just poohing on everything.
Doda, glad to evoke some gecko fondness. Belize sounds quite exotic…
Fran, I would think these are the exact same geckoes as in Bali. Did you end up getting any tattoo?
Tazar, Gecko Pawn indeed! You need to see more of your man! I’ve noticed that there are no slaters or snails, and practically no roaches - there is a plus side to the Tropics!
Elizabeth, yes must be careful with all the Political Correctness. Was trying to explain to Jez the other day about the combinations between Donkeys, Horses and the resulting mules/hinnys/asses. Quite confusing!
Awww….it was a lovely story apart from the eating of the dragonfly and the bird eating them at the end…..
We just get red-backed spiders around our house (not sure whether I prefer them or your snakes - both as yucky as each other)
My main inhabitant at the moment is dust…..its everywhere AND they havent even sanded the walls yet !!!!!
hi Cindy, no didn’t get the tattoo. they didn’t have one i really liked. i was going to get a bali symbol but have to change the top because it’s sacred and you can’t use it. or something like that.
to Kim: i’d rather have a redback than a snake. i have redbacks in my garden. there was a huge one the other day, i sprayed it but it disappeared . oh oh
Great post, Cindy. I can’t photo the geckos here they are too fast for me. They are cute but don’t like the poohs everywhere. I used to teach a class called the “Geckos” and I painted a big poster of a Gecko for the classroom. They still use it.