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Hello, why do the geckos` tail go on moving when it is amputated ?, i would like to know it, thank very much.

it continues moveing because it is a defense mechanism.. when an animal tries to eat it it will drop its tail and the tail will wiggle to destract the animal... and then the gecko can get away...

Hello, thanks, what you say i know, but what i want to know is the biological mechanism, is it a nervous mechanism maybe?, thanks.

It's a continued reaction of the severed nerves. Same thing that causes snakes to continue to twitch and wiggle around after their heads have been forcefully removed from their bods

Quig

oo ok lol wel i would have to agree with the last post.. sorry i forgot who wrote it.. but yea its just like when you chop chickens heads off... they keep running...