Which Came First: The Gecko or the Egg?

Imagine cracking open your breakfast egg and finding -- a dead gecko. But how did a gecko get inside a chicken egg?Scientists don't have a clue. "Australian scientists are trying to crack the mystery of how a tiny...

Pet spider kills its owner

"A MAN who lived in his own “zoo” of lizards and insects was fatally bitten by a pet black widow spider — then eaten by the other creepy-crawlies. Police broke in to Mark Voegel’s apartment to find spider Bettina along with 200 others, several snakes, a gecko lizard...

Spiderman, Spiderman, friendly real-life Spiderman

First, Kryptonite. Second, life in other galaxies. Now, a real-life Spidey? It's a week of geek's dreams come true 'round these parts."Nicola Pugno, a 35-year-old researcher at the Polytechnic University of Turin,...

Southeastern gecko found in Kansas

"AP - There's a new creature crawling around Kansas. Herpetologists have confirmed that the Mediterranean gecko is taking up residence in the state, spreading north from the southeast United States over the past decade."

Southeastern gecko found in Kansas (AP)

" 31 minutes ago LAWRENCE, Kan. - There's a new creature crawling around Kansas. Herpetologists have confirmed that the Mediterranean gecko is taking up residence in the state, spreading north from the southeast United States over the past decade. "We knew it got as far as...

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