I suspect this was one creature Noah didn't have to save from the great flood. It just floated its way through the magical great flood from the sky until all the water drained from the world.. once God decided to unplug the big drain somewhere in the deepest recesses of the Pacific Ocean.

I'm building my next battleship out of Gecko.

Nature's Jesus

>> ^notarobot:
I'm building my next battleship out of Gecko.


They should have built the Titanic outta this gecko!

I'm always thinking about the great camera work, how do they do it?
Surely they didn't go and look for this gecko in the rain forest and be in luck that these few raindrops were falling perfectly when they had their slowmo cams ready?

As always, great vid from mr. Attenborough!

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Unsinkable until it runs into an iceberg.

>> ^honkeytonk73:
I suspect this was one creature Noah didn't have to save from the great flood. It just floated its way through the magical great flood from the sky until all the water drained from the world.. once God decided to unplug the big drain somewhere in the deepest recesses of the Pacific Ocean.


Until it starved to death sometime before the 40 days and nights were up... X D

* british please.

>> ^Avokineok:
I'm always thinking about the great camera work, how do they do it?
Surely they didn't go and look for this gecko in the rain forest and be in luck that these few raindrops were falling perfectly when they had their slowmo cams ready?
As always, great vid from mr. Attenborough!

Well, I wouldn't be so sure about that. To create one of the documentaries, BBC wildlife teams can spend months in places just to get a few good shots. That's why their documentaries are always so top notch.

Anyone know from which series this is? I'm guessing "Life in Cold Blood", but I'm not sure.

>> ^Avokineok:
Anyone know from which series this is? I'm guessing "Life in Cold Blood", but I'm not sure.


It's from a new BBC series called "Life": http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lbpcy

But to catch some shots they have to set them up. Maybe its in the wild, maybe its indoors somewhere. Maybe it rained, maybe there's some guy with a water dropper tormenting the poor little blighter.

I wonder if it's skin is dirtophobic too.

Yeah, but I'll bet for all its short-comings, it could sell the fuck outta some car insurance!

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Nothing some miniature concrete blocks won't solve.

Looks comfy.

Looks like a helluva good time on the water when raindrop bombs are going off all around it.

>> ^dingens:
>> ^Avokineok:
Anyone know from which series this is? I'm guessing "Life in Cold Blood", but I'm not sure.

It's from a new BBC series called "Life": http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lbpcy

Hmmm, I just watched the first (and only so far) episode of Life and didn't see this clip. Must be a preview of a later episode.
Apparently it took four years to make this documentary series, 10 50min episodes, no wonder they can find these amazing shots.

>>ryanbennitt
I wonder if it's skin is dirtophobic too.

Actually, being hydrophobic will automatically make a material self-cleaning. The water will dissolve the dirt, and then just fall off. On a normal material the water would stick and evaporate away, leaving the dirt in place.

Tiny gecko is cute.

I was thinking about what it would be like to experience water from his/her point of view... looking at the way it moves and interacts with the skin, it almost seems like it would come across as jello.

>> ^ponceleon:
I was thinking about what it would be like to experience water from his/her point of view... looking at the way it moves and interacts with the skin, it almost seems like it would come across as jello.


I like that thought.. But in another way: What if "raindrops" the size of half your body would drop down out of the sky?

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I want a jacket made out of that. (It'll match my gorilla vest.)