A Trip to My Back Deck
Stepping out to my deck, I noticed a gecko scurrying around with something in its mouth. That something turned out to be another gecko.
I grabbed my camera and proceeded to document the process of a gecko devouring another of a different species. Who knew that this green guy was the lizard version of Hannibal Lecter? Cannibal Gecko.
Examining my photos, I discovered that geckos have teeth. Upon doing some research, I learned that their teeth are used to grab prey, which the gecko then proceeds to swallow whole.
Geckos also have the ability to grow back lost tails. It appears as if the cannibal gecko is in the process of growing back its tail; while the one being eaten seems to have lost both his head and its tail.
My lens of choice for this spur-of-the-moment “Backyard Geographic” shoot was a Canon 70-300mm zoom.
While geckos are quite common in Hawai‘i, they are not native. Polynesians brought these iconic lizards, along with other animals and plants, to the islands around 1,500 years ago.
