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BajaBruno
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The geckos
Each evening I repair to the porch and watch my favorite geckos congregate at the light over the door snatching the flying critters that collect.
Cute little fellows. It is a rare pleasure that had no equal on my porch in Central California.
They remind me of the trips I made with my Little One to Doc’s camp at BOLA, where each evening I would light the lantern and we would read as the
kangaroo rats came out and ate our dinner scraps, poised like little chipmunks, completely trusting that we would not spank them with a fly swatter.
These are the cherished days that follow us through life.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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bajajudy
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They are better than TV!
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Russ
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Not a Gecko but they eat bugs
This guy has been hanging out on my screen for the last couple days. Always thought these were cool bugs.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Pescador
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Russ, the mexicans tell me this one has a really nasty poisonous bite. I always thought it was a Praying Mantis but it does look different. So you
may not want to pet it too much.
[Edited on 9-10-2007 by Pescador]
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Halboo
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Sorry, none of the mantid family carry a venom or poison; Some varieties can however give a pretty good bite with mouth parts and sharp raptorial fore
legs.
Handle with caution.
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BajaBruno
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Russ, I had one of those in a big mason jar in my dorm room at college. All the guys loved to find critters to feed him. Neat animals.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Dave
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What the hell is that? That's one strange looking mantis... And doesn't look none too happy about having its picture taken. 
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Russ
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It's still on the screen and his eyes do follow me around. No plans to pet it.
Pescador, Some locals also beleive that all lizards are venomous too.
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We love our geckos, too. The last two nights we have wittnessed very aggressive behavior from one individual in particular around our outdoor light.
It is a bit larger than the others and we guessed it was just letting them know he's the gecko! He charged and bit several that were just trying to
make a living.
I wrote a little piece about our geckos that will be published in a small writers' magazine in Eugene, Oregon. In it I note that it's unfortunate that
most c-ck roaches are larger than the geckos ... 
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Cypress
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Lizards are fun to watch and a mantis is a friend to anybody with bug problems.
Have seen lizards converge on a hatching of termites from as far away as 30+ feet. Like seagulls on a bait ball.
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Natalie Ann
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Geckos. I miss 'em when I'm in the north. They're everywhere in the Sur, it seems. I don't remember any in Ensenada.
Like to be lying in bed just before sleep or waking, listen to the series of clicks and chirps from household geckos. No more worrisome bugs.
Although sometimes ya might find a little gecko poo on your morning toast... looks like pepper - most folks never even notice.
This is one of our behind-the-bookcase family of geckos.
(apologies for quality... hard to get geckos with a point 'n shoot)
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Mexitron
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I was surprised to find Geckos thriving in Fort Worth--we've got 10-15 of 'em on our front porch every night...guess they like the subtropical
summers here and can hibernate during the cold winters.
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Slowmad
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Beer batter, corn tortilla.
That's all I'm saying.
The only requirement for love or chorizo is confidence.
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BMG
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I never got a photo...
...of the gecko, but this is what he left for us every day from his home inside the hat hanging on the column.
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Now I've seen everything....Gecko Poo! What a find, do you think we package and sell to Turista's? They'll buy anything.
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There were a couple of geckos that lived behind the mirror in the men's bathroom at the Tripui RV park. They would always crawl out and attentively
watch me shave in the mornings. It felt very peculiar to be watched by a reptile like that.
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BajaBruno
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BMG, I'll bet you never had any bugs in your hat!
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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BMG
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Don't know.
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
BMG, I'll bet you never had any bugs in your hat! |
How could we take down the hat once it had been homesteaded? Plus the gecko's TV antenna put a hole in the brim. 
I think the world is run by C- students.
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BajaBruno
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BMG
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
BMG, I'll bet you never had any bugs in your hat! |
How could we take down the hat once it had been homesteaded? Plus the gecko's TV antenna put a hole in the brim. |
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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Pappy Jon
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You guys are a riot. I have a friend that lives in the hills above Palm Springs. She has banded geckos and granite night lizards in her house behind
all her pictures and book cases. She might have leaf-toed as well, but I don't remember. Turn off the lights at night and they come out. Way more
entertaining than roaches when you turn the lights back on.
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