Photo by James Dowling-Healey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Texas Banded Gecko has a pretty unique defense mechanism.\u00a0 Whenever they become alarmed they will do their best impersonation of a scorpion.\u00a0 I didn’t think they looked like a scorpion either but that doesn’t stop them from trying to fool their “not to bright” predators.\u00a0 This gecko will curl its tail up over their head and emit a faint but high pitched squeaking sound.\u00a0 If this method doesn’t work, well then the Texas Banded Gecko is in big trouble.<\/p>\n
Although they are tiny in stature these little guys will feed on a variety of arthropods.\u00a0\u00a0 They will eat anything from small insects such as termites, to spiders and any other small insect-like animal.\u00a0 To find their food the Texas Banded Gecko will lick the ground in order to pick up scent cues their prey has left behind.\u00a0 Once they get on the trail this gecko is surprisingly talented at stalking their prey and attacking when the time is right.\u00a0 So if you see a gecko licking the ground and following you then you need to be prepared for an attack.<\/p>\n
I hope all of you folks are enjoying your Friday and will have a nice relaxing and restful weekend.\u00a0 See you on Monday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have a hunch that I will have very few American readers today as they will all be out getting the best deals during Black Friday.\u00a0 Either that or they will still be trying to roll themselves off the couch after an amazing Thanksgiving dinner. I am not going to lie to you, this American holiday really messes with me.\u00a0 You have no idea how much I wanted to stay home today and just watch football.\u00a0 In honour of the Dallas Cowboys making a comeback to cover the spread (and ruin some gambling hopes in the process) we are going <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,1377,723,724,4025,1376],"yoast_head":"\n
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