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Show Als The Salt Lake Tribune THE WEST Friday, April 28, 2000 Leapin’ Lizards! Roaches on the Run Boy Who Fathered Teacher’s Kids Sues School District Geckobrigade enlisted to rid giant greenhouse orga. sa thered — by former was 2andhadmovedontomiddle school when the contact with his The claims say police and school officials failed to protect the should have known about their Se vii eee y Rept fled Wednesday seeks i damages. It follows claims filed carjer this month by Posiaan and In the past, Fualaau, his mother Letourneau characterized the relationship as a love affair. Law- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS oe Standtessmae wsuit sab , new 16, teacher Mary reer sued the school district, saying it of flower-hungry bugs THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — The good life mayfinally be over for the giant, flying cockroaches wreaking untold havoc at the historic Con- wae former teacher began. Superior Court lawsuit tary his mother seeking more than $1 classroom late at night, slow servatory of Flowers. A brigade of tiny lizards with miftion from the Seattle suburb of Des Moines and the Highline School District. boy from the teacher's sexual —_yers have not said whether there was falling-out. GUITAR CITY KEYBOARDS SATURDAY ONLY! huge appetites has been enlisted to fight the Australian roaches that arrived around the turn of the 20th century and have been helping themselves to rare seeds, ancient plants and, in one famous case, a wedding cake. After posing for the cameras Thursday, about 20 geckos — sticky feet carrying hungry bellies —— scampered across the soil and onto giant fronds to embark upon an experiment nooneis really sure will work. The 122-year-old giant green- Bric Risberg/The Associated Press A gecko crawis down plant inside the Conservatory of Flowers at Marcopulos said the roaches prob- the Conservatory in the early 1990s, so disgusting the teary bride ably stowed away on exotic plants in the late 1800s or early 1900s. Their numbers are unknown but thatshefled. Conservatory officials and sup- house in Golden Gate Park, the oldest flower conservatory in the country still in operation, plans to eventually release up to 100 of the clearly unmanageable. The speedy nocturnal critters, porters passed on bigger reptiles, which can grow up to2 inches long, have been feasting on rare seed- which should be pitted against the tropical reptiles in the hope that lings, particularly those of threat- ened palms and orchids. which grow to 4 to 6 inches long, ee't be frightening to human nature will succeed where roach motels havefailed. “They're hungry little guys,” said Conservatory spokeswoman Nancy Fox, who explained that geckos can eat 10 to 20 times their weight per day. “There’s not a cockroach in sight. You can hear them shivering in the corner, I think.” Conservatory curator George eS Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in a project to battle roaches. * 1 YEAR E AS CASH FINANCING HUGE INVENTORY! APRIL 29TH 1OAM—7PM such as iguanas, as they chose roaches. Fox said the geckos, “They find them very delecta- Clearance! ‘Three varieties of geckos have ble,” Marcopulos said, standing before a cluster ofAreca Guppyana been donated by The Gecko Ranch ophoenix Madagascariensis (rare Madagascar palm)and Musa Nana (plain old banana tree). in Davis,Calif. With a temperature of 80 degrees and humidity of 80 percent, the conservatory should prove a perfect habitat for the gec- and uglier than those sometimes found in kitchen sinks covered a weddingcakeduringareceptionat The experimentis the latest underthe city’s Integrated Pest Management program. (rare New Guinea palm), Beccari- Aslegendhas it, roaches bigger _kos, which thrivein the tropics. Easy Pay !! * Guitars pe * Drums * P.A. Systems INTEREST UNTIL All Items iced to Sell —_ 2000 * Keyboards * Digital Pianos * Recording LASIK Surgery: 2 * Amplifiers Because your eyes. , Experience are 16 a! and to jus ANYONE. 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