Geckos

Ron has done more reading about the geckos than I have. He learned that the pads on the toes of a gecko are capable of molecularly binding to the surface they are on. That is what allows them to walk upside-down across ceilings.

The other day when I was taking some photos of the geckos on the lanai, I took a few videos, too. I noticed that when they walk, a lot of times they are holding the pads of their feet upward. You can see that in this video I posted on YouTube.

You will also see a gecko jumping from post to post on the lanai, and a couple of geckos licking orange wedges on the lanai.

I think the video was too large to upload, but you can click on the YouTube link and see it there:

https://youtu.be/RtoLiVpnWu0

This particular species of gecko is called a Gold-Dust Day Gecko, and originated in Madagascar. The term Day Gecko distinguishes it from nocturnal species of geckos.

They eat insects, including cockroaches, and people like them for that, although they easily invade homes, and can be quite numerous. They will also eat lizards and other geckos; and they like fruit, pollen, and nectar from flowers.

I noticed that these geckos have four toes on each foot, even though I've seen pictures of geckos that have five toes.

Sometimes you can hear them clicking loudly at night - but I've only been told that that is the gecko - but there are four or five species of geckos in Hawaii, and apparently some of them are nocturnal, so I am not sure if the loud clicking sound I sometimes hear is from the gold-dust day gecko or not.



Here are a couple photos of today's sunset, viewed from the Honokohau Marina, where there are many sea turtles living.