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== Body and Special Features == | == Body and Special Features == | ||
[[Image:6328529 af1395a85a.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Under Side of a Full Grown Gecko]] | [[Image:6328529 af1395a85a.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Under Side of a Full Grown Gecko]] | ||
Geckos have small round bodies, with two pairs of legs. Each of the four legs has three toes. These "toes" are a wonder of science. Each pad has thousands of small setae attached to the bottom surface of the foot. These attach to virtually any surface using a theory called van der Waals interactions. Though this theory emphasizes force of liquids, the geckos foot needs no liquids of any kind to adhere to surfaces. | Geckos have small round bodies, with two pairs of legs. Each of the four legs has three toes. These "toes" are a wonder of science. Each pad has thousands of small setae attached to the bottom surface of the foot. These attach to virtually any surface using a theory called van der Waals interactions. Though this theory emphasizes force of liquids, the geckos foot needs no liquids of any kind to adhere to surfaces. | ||
Another wonder is the geckos tail. On some species such as the _____, the tail is used to store fat the gecko builds up. it can then burn that fat when needed without carrying it on their bodies (or torsos).[http://geckodude.com/tail.htm] | Another wonder is the geckos tail. On some species such as the _____, the tail is used to store fat the gecko builds up. it can then burn that fat when needed without carrying it on their bodies (or torsos).[http://geckodude.com/tail.htm] | ||
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[[Image:12548966 03f52d42f4.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Male and Female Gecko Mating]] | [[Image:12548966 03f52d42f4.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Male and Female Gecko Mating]] | ||
Geckos can mate through sexual reproduction, but female geckos can reproduce on their own without a male. The female becomes bloated in a stage referred to as "pregnancy". Then she lays small, sticky, hard eggs on virtually any surface. The female does not produce large litters like other reptiles; the female usually produces about two per pregnancy. They are sticky at first, but harden later. The female gecko will usually abandon her eggs. In some cases geckos have been recorded as eating their young after birth. | Geckos can mate through sexual reproduction, but female geckos can reproduce on their own without a male. The female becomes bloated in a stage referred to as "pregnancy". Then she lays small, sticky, hard eggs on virtually any surface. The female does not produce large litters like other reptiles; the female usually produces about two per pregnancy. They are sticky at first, but harden later. The female gecko will usually abandon her eggs. In some cases geckos have been recorded as eating their young after birth. | ||
[[Image:32531388 6dc8d092fd.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Gecko Nest Underneath Bridge]] | [[Image:32531388 6dc8d092fd.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Gecko Nest Underneath Bridge]] | ||
