<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > preface</h1>
Introduction: Why was the gecko, which is harmless to people, called one of the "five poisons" by the ancients? What's so scary about it?
Summer is the season of mosquito infestation.
At night, mosquitoes hiding in dark corners come out and bite people. Especially in recent decades, there has also been a flower mosquito, which not only comes out at night to stare at people, but also often comes out during the day. And this mosquito is different from the common "home mosquito" in the past, as long as it bites, it is often a big bag.
Fortunately, in the southern region, there are many small animals that specialize in eating mosquitoes, such as toads, frogs, geckos, etc., which often come out at night to eat mosquitoes. Sometimes they not only move under street lamps, but also climb along the wall to the inside of the home, like Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces, often see geckos at night.
Many children see it and think about catching it and playing with it. But parents generally stop it. Some old people also say never to provoke geckos, although it looks very cute, but it is one of the folk "five poisons", is a very dangerous animal.
Geckos are also one of the non-toxic? It is estimated that many people will hear it and will not be able to believe it. However, in ancient times, geckos were indeed listed as the five poisons. And the folk also think that it is a highly toxic plant, so what is the power of the gecko? Let's take a look.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="8" > Which five animals are the "five poisons"? </h1>
In your impression, which five animals are the five poisons? It is estimated that many people will answer that they are centipedes, poisonous snakes, spiders, scorpions and toads.
If you answer the five poisons in this way, it is more or less affected by film and television dramas in recent years. Among the five poisons, there are no centipedes, and the gecko, which is very common in the countryside, is ignored, and it is one of the five poisons.
The so-called "five poisons" naturally refers to five kinds of poisonous animals, of which centipedes are known to be poisonous, and it is also the "first of the five poisons", and there are many legends and literary works of centipedes into essences.
Venomous snakes do not refer to a single snake, but all poisonous snakes are counted. And snakes are very poisonous, and some of them can cause death in a short period of time.
The scorpion, on the other hand, is a poison, it does not bite people, but there is a "hidden weapon" on the tail, which injects venom after stinging. As for the toad, that's not to mention. It has toxic glands on its outer skin, but its medicinal value is very high.
And spiders are not five poisons, that's because the spiders seen in China are basically non-toxic, especially the plants seen indoors, although they look scary, but most of them are non-toxic. Now many people think that spiders are poisonous, that is, poisonous spiders in some jungles abroad.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="15" > are geckos poisonous? </h1>
So the question is, are geckos poisonous animals? This is actually a misunderstanding of the gecko, the scientific name of the gecko is lizard, because there are many types of lizards, and this lizard likes to climb on the wall, and there are some patterns like tiger stripes on the body, so it is named gecko.
Friends who know geckos know that it is a beneficial insect and is harmless to humans. A gecko eats hundreds of mosquitoes in one night, which shows that it is a veritable "anti-mosquito expert".
However, in ancient times, due to lack of cognition, it was believed that geckos were a poisonous animal and a very toxic animal. When I was a child, I heard adults say that geckos have a highly poisonous body, and they should never be caught or touched.
Because it is not only poisonous to the body, but even the excrement is poisonous. What it crawls over must not be eaten, if its urine drops in the teacup, after drinking it will turn people into a pool of water. And the most powerful place is that the gecko will break its tail to save itself when it encounters danger, it is estimated that everyone knows the text of "Little Gecko Borrowing Tail", and it is also believed that after the gecko's tail falls, it will also drill into people's ears.
It is precisely because of these rumors that the gecko is a highly poisonous thing, so it is called "five poisons" together with toads, poisonous snakes, scorpions, and centipedes.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" why is > the gecko one of the five poisons? </h1>
Since geckos are not poisonous, why has it always been one of the non-toxic? And spiders are not poisonous, so why not?
In fact, this is also very understandable, because spiders have no medicinal value, while geckos, although non-toxic, have high medicinal value.
If you compare these five poisonous animals, you will find that they all have two common characteristics, the first is to be poisonous, and geckos were mistaken for poisonous in ancient times. The second is that it has medicinal value, while geckos are genuine and can be used in medicine.
Of course, in my opinion, geckos would be regarded as one of the five poisons by the ancients, and even advertised that it was highly poisonous and could not be caught and harmed. Ancient medicine scientists were so clever that it was impossible not to know that geckos were non-toxic animals. But it has not been corrected, more because it is to protect the gecko, which is also to protect itself.
Because geckos are a beneficial insect, they specialize in hunting mosquitoes and can eat hundreds of mosquitoes in one night. In this way, mosquitoes are smaller, which is naturally a good thing for the residents who live there.
At the same time, geckos like to live in some dark and humid environments, and also like to eat mosquitoes and pests, there will certainly be many parasites on the body, and even its excrement may have some parasites and viruses. If it gets on the food and is directly eaten, it is also very dangerous.
Therefore, even if the gecko itself is not poisonous, it has parasites on its body, or the excrement contains some virus. In order to avoid someone catching and harming a gecko, the ancients said that it was a highly poisonous thing. This is the same as the folk saying that "swallows do not enter the door of sorrow", which is for the purpose of protection.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > concluding remarks</h1>
Geckos look a bit like snakes, and many people see geckos and have an innate sense of fear about it. In fact, the gecko is not terrible, it is not poisonous, it will not attack humans, and it is also a very vigilant, very timid animal.
If there are often geckos in the home, this is also because there are more mosquitoes in the home, and the weeds around the house can be removed and the conditions for mosquito breeding are not created. At the same time, pay attention to closing the screen windows at night, so that there are no mosquitoes and geckos will not appear.
In the Guangdong area, geckos are also known as "shoujia immortals", and geckos cannot be driven away and harmed when they come to the family, because its harmonic sound is "shelter", which also fulfills the purpose of the ancients to protect geckos. And now many cars will be attached to the rear of the gecko decoration, but not only play a role in beauty, but also some psychological effects to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil.