We went out for a christmas party at my kids school tonight, and came back home to a heap of gekkos all over the house.
Unfortunately I only had the phone camera handy, and they were pretty quick to hide whenever the flash went off but I managed to get a few shots of the little guys anyway :)
Sitting right in the crush zone on our fridge door
@krystle 's finger for scale - so tiny
Managed to get right in his face for these shots
This tiny little guy is about 3cm long and crazy thin
Trying to flee, he's super quick and jumpy about the camera flash
This big guy was on our garage door, from the size of that belly I'd say he's been eating well :)
The biggest one, chased it around for a bit trying to get a good shot - he finally settled on a good "hiding" spot here :P
These are Common house gekkos, we get them a lot here in Southeast Queensland - they're completely harmless (unless you're a bug). I love these little guys !
Unfortunately so does our cat, so we end up regularly having to chase them away up high to keep them safe from our master huntress..
We have such a diverse range of crazy critters here in Australia, it's so nice to run into one that isn't trying to kill you :)
I always like to find Geckos. These are from Texas a few years ago!
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Nice pics! I was tempted to try and pick up the little guy but he was freaking out a bit already so I decided not to risk squishing him in his panic. Love these little guys :)
Those tails can be very sensitive too.
I've seen where just stress or fear can make them drop their tails, without even being touched.
Might have been a good idea!
Look at those dreads!
Once, I even had a dread mustache!
LOL
;-)
hahahaha
Things can get a little strange sometimes!
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Theres heaps of them here in S.E QLD, but they normally hide a bit better then this - its like they knew the house was empty that night so they all came out in the open :P
lol......Thanks