Gecko Begs Bug for Dinner

Posted by Alex in Animal, Science & Tech on February 18, 2008 at 1:57 am


Here’s another cool tidbit of fact from the BBC Series Life in Cold Blood by David Attenborough: a gecko that begs a sap-sucking insect for some honeydew!

The day gecko, which lives in the forests of Madagascar, has been recorded begging a bug for its dinner.

The lizard repeatedly nods its head at the insect, called a plant hopper, until it flicks over small balls of honeydew for the gecko to dine upon.

It is not yet understood why the insect so willingly offers up honeydew at the lizard’s behest.

Some believe that the presence of the hungry geckos may keep other predators away from the insect.

Link (with video) – via Scribal Terror


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7 comments to "Gecko Begs Bug for Dinner"

  1. fz
    February 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am

    or you could EAT the plant hopper? Silly gecko.

  2. The Recycler
    February 18th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Exactly. Maybe it's not begging -- maybe it's demanding protection money. Uh, protection honeydew.

  3. priscilla
    February 18th, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    The Madagascarian(?) Mafia.

  4. CheeseDuck
    February 18th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    True dat!

  5. Justin
    February 18th, 2008 at 6:24 pm

    PLEASE MR. GECKO I HAVE A WIFE AND KIDS!

  6. tomtheman5
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    Ack! For some reason, I read "Gecko eats bed bugs for dinner"

    I mean, they do look like red pepper flakes, but yewwww!

  7. katelady
    February 20th, 2008 at 2:58 am

    That's true. We ever discussed it on the blog on horsematch online com place.


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