Enlarge / Geico's sophisticated gecko opts for a speedboat, but if he wanted, he could totally run across the water. (credit: Youtube/Geico) Geckos are known for being expert climbers, able to stick to any surface thanks to the billions of tiny hair-like structures on the bottoms of their feet. Now it turns out the little lizards can also zip along the surface of water at high speeds to elude predators.