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== Body and Special Features == | == Body and Special Features == | ||
[[Image:6328529 af1395a85a.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Amazingly Advanced Under Side of a Full Grown Gecko]] | [[Image:6328529 af1395a85a.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Amazingly Advanced 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. [http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2099 God's Gecko Glue] | ||
Another wonder is the geckos tail, 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). Some species have tails that shoot poisonous liquids out of the ends.[http://geckodude.com/tail.htm] | Another wonder is the geckos tail, 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). Some species have tails that shoot poisonous liquids out of the ends. [http://geckodude.com/tail.htm Gecko Facts: Tail] | ||
Geckos come in a variety of colors, for genetics and other different reasons. Some are born with the colors that they will have their entire lives. Some have adapted forms of camouflage, and some rely on chromataphores to rapidly change their colors as a form of protection. | Geckos come in a variety of colors, for genetics and other different reasons. Some are born with the colors that they will have their entire lives. Some have adapted forms of camouflage, and some rely on chromataphores to rapidly change their colors as a form of protection. | ||
Geckos do not have eyelids, they have a clear membrane over their eyes. These "membranes" geckos lick over them with their long tongues to keep them clean. | Geckos do not have eyelids, they have a clear membrane over their eyes. These "membranes" geckos lick over them with their long tongues to keep them clean.[http://geckodude.com/shedding.htm Gecko Facts: Shedding] | ||
== Reproductive Habits and Young == | == Reproductive Habits and Young == | ||
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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". | 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". | ||
She then 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. | |||
Some species are parthenogenic, the females capable of reproducing without copulating with a male. This improves the geckos' ability to spread to new islands. | Some species are parthenogenic, the females capable of reproducing without copulating with a male. This improves the geckos' ability to spread to new islands. | ||
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Geckos live in many different habitats, due to their overwhelming variety. For example, the House Gecko has been bread to survive in incredibly warm and moist climates. Despite it's name, this animal is fairly small and lighter colored. | Geckos live in many different habitats, due to their overwhelming variety. For example, the House Gecko has been bread to survive in incredibly warm and moist climates. Despite it's name, this animal is fairly small and lighter colored. | ||
In conclusion,Their distribution is throughout mainland Asia and Southeast Asia, and as far afield as south and east Africa and across the Pacific Ocean to Mexico. The house gecko is an anthropophilous species and since the 19th Century it has been inadvertently spread from Asia to many tropical islands and continents. | In conclusion,Their distribution is throughout mainland Asia and Southeast Asia, and as far afield as south and east Africa and across the Pacific Ocean to Mexico. The house gecko is an anthropophilous species and since the 19th Century it has been inadvertently spread from Asia to many tropical islands and continents.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko Gecko] | ||
== Predators and Food == | == Predators and Food == | ||
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They are totally harmless and are good omens when found in houses, generally meaning that wealth will come to the household. We are still hoping to verify this. | They are totally harmless and are good omens when found in houses, generally meaning that wealth will come to the household. We are still hoping to verify this. | ||
The House Gecko is a well adapted escape artist, managing to get out of the smallest spaces and taking advantage of any loss of concentration. Being so adapt at escaping, it is next to impossible to handle them, especially as their tails come off easily. | The House Gecko is a well adapted escape artist, managing to get out of the smallest spaces and taking advantage of any loss of concentration. Being so adapt at escaping, it is next to impossible to handle them, especially as their tails come off easily. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko Gecko] | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
