Geckos and mosquitoes

We enjoy the company of geckos crawling around our house.  They are amazingly fast, can walk upside down on the ceiling, make an interesting chirping sound, and although I've never actually seen it happen, they apparently enjoy eating mosquitoes.  I'm told that geckos were brought in to Managua in the 1990s to help with mosquitoes, although the story seems to vary depending who I talk to.  The names for these creatures also vary from person to person or region to region, possibly because there are a variety of lizard species around here.  So to one person they are cherepos, lagartijas, pichetes, maybe perrozompopos or even escorpiones.  And another person will say absolutely not perrozompopos, that's something else, or absolutely not escorpiones, that's something else, and so on.

Anyhow, here's a fun little song with the kids.




Geckos and mosquitoes

Hello, gecko
Wall racer, mosquito chaser
Where did you go?
Thought you were just here
I stand below
What are you after, up the rafter?
I am so slow
Is it me that you fear?
     Can it be so?

And what if I try to catch you?
I try to catch you
I try and try

Oh, mosquito
I've tried to swat you, thought I got you
At my elbow
Why must you be here?
I stand below
Wasting my time, losing my mind
I am so slow
I need some help here
     Where's the gecko?