Ama-Geckos - Lokhu umndeni omkhulu futhi ohlukahlukene wezibankwa. Kuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezingaphezu kwamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye. Ama-geckos ahluke kwezinye izibankwa ngesimo sekhanda sazo, zincane kakhulu, zifana nesikhumba, amabala, amehlo amakhulu neminwe ethize, okuvumela ama-geckos ukuba akhase endaweni ebushelelezi ngokuphelele, noma engilazini. Iningi lama-geckos lisebenza ebusuku, kanti kubhasikayo ntambama, kuhleli noma eduze kwezindawo zokuphephela. Izinhlobo eziningi ziyakwazi ukuklabalasa, ukudonsa noma ukukhipha i-Ultra. Basebenzisa imisindo ukuxhumana noma ukwesabisa abanukubezi.
Sizohlaziya kabanzi imininingwane yama-geckos. Amehlo abo makhulu, enomfundi omncane omile, kodwa, ongakhula kakhulu ebumnyameni ukuze abambe ngisho nokukhanya okukhanya kunakho konke. Ngenxa yalesi sakhiwo wamehlo, ama-geckos akghone ukubona ebumnyameni kunabantu. Izinkophe zabo bafake ifilimu elisobala elimboza iso, futhi uma kunesidingo, i-gecko uyihlanza ngolimi lwayo. Amawashi alezi ezihubhayo ahlala eyimfihlakalo kososayensi iminyaka eminingi. Vumela izibankwa ukuthi zingagcini nje ezindongeni ezibushelelezi kuphela, kodwa futhi zigijime nophahla olubushelelezi ngokuphelele. Ukuchaza ukuthi baphumelela kanjani, kuvela ukuthi kusetshenziswa i-electron microscopy kamuva nje. Kwavela ukuthi iminwe yama-geckos imbozwe ngezinwele ezincane futhi ezihlelwe kakhulu - kunezinkulungwane eziyishumi nane zezinwele ngesikwele esisodwa sesikwele sesikhumba se-gecko. Kepha akukhona konke lokho - izinwele ngakunye ekugcineni zihlukaniswe ngamabreyidi ayinkulungwane ngisho amancane. Ubukhulu bokuthi ngamunye wabo akafinyeleli ngisho ne-micrometer, futhi ekugcineni abe nezandiso ezincane. Izinwele eziningi ezinjengalezi microscopic zinamathela ngokoqobo i-gecko kunoma iyiphi indawo ngenxa yamandla okuxhumana kwangaphakathi.
Kuzo zonke izibankwa, ama-geckos kuphela abeka amaqanda, ambozwe ngegobolondo elinzima lembiwa. Izinhlobo eziningi zinamathela kubunji bezindonga zemifantu noma emihumeni emadwaleni noma ezindongeni zezakhiwo. Izilwane ezihuqayo ngokwazo zihlala emazweni anomoya ofudumele futhi zinendawo yokuhlala ehlukahlukene - ezinye zihlala ogwadule olunesihlabathi, ezinye emadwaleni noma ezakhiweni eziseduzane nabantu, ezinye izinhlobo zihlala emahlathini ashisayo. Uma kwenzeka kuba nengozi, izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ziyakwazi ukulahla umsila - ngenxa yalokhu, i-lizard inciphisa kakhulu imisipha futhi iphule umgogodla emsileni. Ngemuva kokuba umsila ulahliwe, uyaqhubeka nokuhamba isikhashana bese ukhipha inyamazane, kanti ibhungane liyabaleka.
Amasayizi wama-geckos angahluka kakhulu - ukusuka kumamilimitha angama-18 (i-Virtual Round-toed Gecko) kuya kumasentimitha angama-40 (Giant Bananoe Eater). Zibuye zidle ngokwehlukile. Izinhlobo eziningi zidla ama-invertebrates amancane, kepha ezinye zithanda ukudla kwezitshalo. Isibonelo, umuntu odla ubhanana, ngokuhambisana negama lawo, udla izithelo, ikakhulukazi ubhanana.
Phakathi kwama-geckos kukhona okumangalisa ngokuphelele, futhi amagama ambalwa afanele ukusho ngawo. Isibonelo, i-“gecko” enomsila eMadagascar iyinkosi yeqiniso yokuzifihla. Umzimba wakhe wonke upendiwe njengamahlamvu afile, umsila uyisicaba futhi ukwakhekile okuphindaphinda iqabunga lesihlahla. Izibaya zesikhumba ekhanda nazo zilingisa amaqabunga. Lesi sidlakudla sihlala ogwini olusempumalanga yesiqhingi saseMadagascar, sisebenzisa ama-arthropods amancane, futhi sicashe kwizinyamazane ngamaqabunga awile noma emagatsheni ezihlahla, sisebenzisa wonke amandla okufihla kwaso.
Futhi e-Asia, ama-geckos athwele umsila ahlala. Bona, njengoba negama lisikisela, banomsila ocwebezelwe kakhulu futhi, ngaphezu kwalokho, kunemisipha ebanzi yesikhumba phakathi kwezinzwane nasezinhlangothini zomzimba phakathi kwemilenze yangaphambili nasemuva. Lawa madivayisi amvumela ukuba ahlele kusuka esihlahleni esihlahleni, enqoba ngasikhathi sinye amabanga amangazayo. Ngesikhathi indiza, i-gecko isakaza izitho zayo ezinhlangothini, idonse izindondo eziseceleni futhi isakaze iminwe yayo.
Eminyakeni yamuva, ama-geckos asanda kakhulu ezifuywayo. Isilwane esivame kakhulu ukubanda onegazi sibona i-eublefar. Zihlukaniswa ngemibala ehlukahlukene nenhle ethandekayo nomsila obukhulu, lapho ziqongelela khona ukugcotshwa kwamafutha. Ekuthunjweni, izibankwa zivame ukudliwa ngamakhebuli, amachaphaza nezibungu zamabhungane. Inzuzo engenakuqhathaniswa yokugcina isilwane esinjalo ukuqiniseka kwabo okuphelele.