Suburban wildlife enjoying the results of a irk
7A while ago I got these smart light fixtures in an irk. I put one at the front porch and the other near the garage. Came home to several Mediterranean geckos enjoying dinner under the lights. A couple retreated before I could get a photo of all three. 
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Wow! I guess the lights attract their dinner? Nice bug control!
@Kyeh yes, between the geckos at night and the anoles in the daytime, I’ve got pretty good bug protection. I also have two sizable paper wasp nests in the backyard. I told my very confused exterminator to leave them be as they were not in a doorway and not a bother to anyone. I’m curious how big they will get by the end of the season.
@ironcheftoni
I have paper wasps around my place too and they’ve never stung me, they just fly around menacingly if I get too close. I guess they’re good pollinators.
Anoles!? I looked them up - they’re so pretty! I’ve seen an occasional lizard or snake here but not often. They’re welcome though to all the bugs and rodents they can catch.
My block of townhouses is home to a population of skinks, and every now and then, one will find its way into my unit. I’ve only been able to catch one; the rest must find their own way out because I’ve never found a dead one. I often see them scurry away when I go out my front door.
@lisagd22 This is a very random thought, but I wonder why lizardish creatures have the cutest names? Skinks, efts, newts. Mudpuppies.
@lisagd22 Certainly preferable to a population of skanks.
I’ve been seeing things with tails scurrying around under the deck at night, including climbing a wall. They didn’t move like mice but when I looked up nocturnal lizards Mediterranean house lizards popped up. We also have an abundance of leopard slugs under there, so I think it was your guy. I hope so.
@sammydog01 I looked up “leopard slugs” and learned some incredibly unexpected things (like how they reproduce. Very strange …
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@Kyeh Yes it’s creepy and yes I watch.
@sammydog01 As @Cerridwyn said in a different thread, “There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
The best comment I saw on reddit was “limax climax”!
And I do love David Attenborough! May he live forever.