You've never seen what happens when a gecko loses its tail? It's very interesting because the tail, all by itself, wiggles like crazy, distracting the attacker from its original prey (the gecko), allowing the gecko to get away. Well, if all goes right.
LMAO - we're in Aruba right now and the geckos keep losing their tails. I had no idea this was a defense mechanism. It does flop around to confuse a predator...and will grow back. Kinda weird and gross.
maybe that's stuff Nunu Likes to chew... when you aren't looking! ewww
ReplyDeleteAwww the poor lil' fella! I do think the tails come away fairly easily as a defense mechanism. I wonder what's scaring the tails off the geckos...?
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ReplyDeletehahaha. thats so unbalanced and silly looking!
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Dude, you have to see this Gecko it's hilarous!
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Maybe Nunu got to it first. You can add it to her list of what she likes to chew!
ReplyDeletetails keep getting caught in doors heh, or something keeps grabbing their tails
ReplyDeletekind of creepy
ReplyDeleteThat is odd. Maybe you should Google it. It looks like half-gecko, half-frog.
ReplyDeleteAwww ):
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"Oh bugger, that's another one gone."
Oh their tails come off pretty easy if they are caught in something or by something..
ReplyDeleteBoo for the poor little gecko. YEA for the upcoming season of Lost!
ReplyDeleteThe Tailies are on the other side of the island !
ReplyDeleteYou've never seen what happens when a gecko loses its tail? It's very interesting because the tail, all by itself, wiggles like crazy, distracting the attacker from its original prey (the gecko), allowing the gecko to get away. Well, if all goes right.
ReplyDeleteHere's a video of a wiggling gecko tail.
ReplyDeleteJorge,
ReplyDeleteThe Geico gecko! NOT!
Perhaps they've evolved to avoid door-slamming amputations!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's frog!??? :)
ReplyDeletePoor little gecko. :-(
ReplyDeleteLMAO - we're in Aruba right now and the geckos keep losing their tails. I had no idea this was a defense mechanism. It does flop around to confuse a predator...and will grow back. Kinda weird and gross.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year :)