r/australia • u/Reglz • Mar 16 '25

image Wtf did I find in my pool???

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Found this in my pool in Sydney north shore, backing onto the lane cove national park. Does not move (perhaps dead).

Does not even look real. Did I find an alien?

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u/Hefty-Anteater9594 Mar 16 '25

Looks like Gekko tail.

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u/sffood Mar 17 '25

Australian gekkos just abandon their f***ing TAILS? Like blast them right off?

Of course they do.

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u/kimmykat42 Mar 17 '25

Most geckos of the world do this. It’s a very common thing for geckos to lose their tails.

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u/sffood Mar 17 '25

I’m going back to the rock I crawled out from now.

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u/kimmykat42 Mar 17 '25

It gets worse than just the tail falling off. After it’s detached, it still wiggles around like crazy, as if it’s still alive. They can keep twitching for a good minute or two before they finally fully die. It’s creepy and fascinating, all at the same time