tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post109565084550418332..comments2024-01-28T18:32:10.203+10:00Comments on Rabaul Daily Photo: Splat by name - Splat by natureJuleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-71415367449351093292007-12-17T00:13:00.000+10:002007-12-17T00:13:00.000+10:00Someone had the bad luck to have a mating pair of ...Someone had the bad luck to have a mating pair of geckos go "SPLAT" into their soup plate in Rabaul, way back.<BR/>It was at a private home but had it been in a restaurant, is Jules going to have a competition for the best punch line to something like this:-<BR/>(Patron) Waiter, mi no can kai kai dispela soup, long wanem i gat tupela gecko i pundaun longen . <BR/>(waiter) Ah something-nating, yu lucky tumas, long morning me lukim tupela rok-rok i stap long bigpela soup bowl long haus kuk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-78813563759698640012007-07-28T07:06:00.000+10:002007-07-28T07:06:00.000+10:00Hi Everyone - thanks for visitng Splat - he'll be ...Hi Everyone - thanks for visitng Splat - he'll be most chuffed<BR/><BR/>jilly - I am not very good at etimating and I am not getting up that ladder again so I reckon he is about 16 or 17 cm long and 2 to 3 cm at his fattest width. I have one that lives behind the picture frame right beside the computer - but he is only small.<BR/><BR/>curly & ann - I will have to re-educate you - they really are very shy and don't jump on you from great heights!!!<BR/><BR/>paul - yes my cats love them too but luckily the geckos here are very fast and very shy. Glad kerry-anne is feeling better. We have had some nasty flu bug this year. I was sick 2 weeks ago and still not back to "normal"<BR/><BR/>m benaut - that photo will never be seen as long as I am alive!!!!<BR/><BR/>travelphilippines - butiki is a much nicer name than splat - maybe we need to rename him!!!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-18057156064872497912007-07-28T04:37:00.000+10:002007-07-28T04:37:00.000+10:00O.k. then...I'm definitely NOT moving to PNG. Thes...O.k. then...I'm definitely NOT moving to PNG. These things give me the creeeeeeeps! *shudder!*Ann (MobayDP)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03107580049551982062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-27288738507576435672007-07-28T04:22:00.000+10:002007-07-28T04:22:00.000+10:00we call that "Butiki" here in the Philippines..we call that "Butiki" here in the Philippines..travelphilippineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129233886064840340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-35140103675644644792007-07-28T02:57:00.000+10:002007-07-28T02:57:00.000+10:00Love geckos. Got them all over here but quite smal...Love geckos. Got them all over here but quite small ones. They live behind picture frames usually - under flowers pots etc. <BR/><BR/>Funnily enough - well not so funny actually - I just found a head and no body. Don't think it's down to a dog tho but one of the wild cats around. <BR/><BR/>How big is the one in the photo, Jules? I remember in Cairns seening enormous ones.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-35136638278683946652007-07-28T02:28:00.000+10:002007-07-28T02:28:00.000+10:00I have to save them from my cats... poor things......I have to save them from my cats... poor things...<BR/><BR/>PS. Kerry-Anne is feeling much better - thanks for asking :).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966010406158398187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-18762346988110832532007-07-27T22:31:00.000+10:002007-07-27T22:31:00.000+10:00We have many small geckos and they love to sun the...We have many small geckos and they love to sun themselves, but none so large as this one.<BR/>Let's hope we see the shot of you with the camera, up the ladder !!M.Benauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644501811292368771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-40561832317610071832007-07-27T22:26:00.000+10:002007-07-27T22:26:00.000+10:00Not sure if I'd care to share my house with scores...Not sure if I'd care to share my house with scores of these little fellas!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://southshieldsdailyphoto.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">South Shields Daily Photo</A>Curlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795795668889685782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-631643074870939692007-07-27T21:58:00.000+10:002007-07-27T21:58:00.000+10:00I only ever see the Gecko on the TV commerical. An...I only ever see the Gecko on the TV commerical. Anyway, this is a nice shot of one.lv2scpbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727591726116331492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-40747891487360239052007-07-27T19:56:00.000+10:002007-07-27T19:56:00.000+10:00That's a fat gecko (compared to the ones I've seen...That's a fat gecko (compared to the ones I've seen...<BR/>Great photo. Love his expression.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://planetearthdailyphoto.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Planet Earth Daily Photo</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-77129839963838938082007-07-27T18:28:00.000+10:002007-07-27T18:28:00.000+10:00steve g - yes I agree with you about snakes. Being...steve g - yes I agree with you about snakes. Being Australian and having grown up in the bush I tend to leap tall buildings (or trees) when I see one.<BR/><BR/>cabacurl - that is interesting about them being pests - what damage do they do (except for the poops everywhere)???<BR/><BR/>neva - yes they can be a little unpleasant - especially when they are so big.<BR/><BR/>marie - I agree with you - I feel sorry for them too. Alot of people up here don't like them.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896713537525930258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-90097562485351911002007-07-27T18:02:00.000+10:002007-07-27T18:02:00.000+10:00I have liked lizards and snakes since I was a lad....I have liked lizards and snakes since I was a lad. I've become a little more leary of snakes as I've grown older. Nice to have them to eat the pesky insects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-83161922948088063482007-07-27T14:55:00.000+10:002007-07-27T14:55:00.000+10:00I am sure the only reason I could like these creat...I am sure the only reason I could like these creatures are that they eat mosquitos! Nice photo.Nevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601316661181297640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-47973945909713157142007-07-27T12:04:00.000+10:002007-07-27T12:04:00.000+10:00I like geckos also. When i moved here, 11 years ag...I like geckos also. When i moved here, 11 years ago, there were no geckos around here at all.In the warmer months, about 8 months of the year, we now see and hear them a lot.However, i was quite shocked when i found out they were not native, and are actually beginning to be pests in some places.CaBaCuRlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451681218562430878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924670542270721219.post-90918733291517049252007-07-27T07:07:00.000+10:002007-07-27T07:07:00.000+10:00I like geckos and lizards because they are poor li...I like geckos and lizards because they are poor little things that are often rejected by people. I find that very nice of you to have written a post about them.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317498718218889741noreply@blogger.com