Trophobiosis between geckos and Fulgorids

[orionmystery]

Marbled Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus) waiting beside a few lantern bug nymphs (Zanna terminalis), presumably waiting for their honeydew excretes.
Gecko & Fulgorid Trophobiosis IMG_6487 copy (2) by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Trophobiosis. Frilly Gecko (Hemidactylus craspedotus) enjoying free flow honeydew excrete from a Fulgorid (Dichoptera sp.). Selangor, Malaysia
Frilly Gecko & Fulgorid - Trophobiosis IMG_0896 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Frilly Gecko & Fulgorid - Trophobiosis IMG_0900 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Marbled Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus) looking all pretty. Malaysia
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus IMG_1528 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Up close with a beautiful Marbled Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus). Montane forest, Pahang, Malaysia
Cyrtodactylus quadrivirgatus IMG_1423 stk copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Kendall's Rock Gecko (Cnemaspis kendallii). Pahang, Malaysia.
Cnemaspis kendallii IMG_1379 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Lick
Cnemaspis kendallii IMG_1348 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr


Tropical herps: Tropical reptiles & amphibians | Up Close with Nature

 

[baturn]

Wow! Especially #s 4 and 5. Trophobiosis. I'm not even going to look that up. I'll just use it wrongly. No one will know. Ha! my spell checker never heard of it either.

 

[orionmystery]

Wow! Especially #s 4 and 5. Trophobiosis. I'm not even going to look that up. I'll just use it wrongly. No one will know. Ha! my spell checker never heard of it either.

Thanks, Brian!

 

[minicoop1985]

Holy crap there's some amazing shots in here...

 

[MSnowy]

Cool shots!

 

[annamaria]

I like how you got at eye level on number five. That is my fav.

 

[orionmystery]

I like how you got at eye level on number five. That is my fav.

Cool shots!

Holy crap there's some amazing shots in here...

Thanks for looking and commenting, spanishgirleyes, MSnowy, minicoop1985!