North Allegheny sent an email to parents saying they know about these hoaxes and that they are hoaxes (NA was not among the schools involved) but that as a precaution they are keeping the schools in “secure mode” to the end of the day. Classes going on as usual but nobody is allowed in or out.

They can hitchhike on plants but they don't live here natively.

I used to work at a Petland in Cranberry and we had a population of escaped house geckos living in the ceiling. They were cute. That storefront is something else now. Sometimes I think about those geckos and wonder if they're still popping into the bathroom in the back. I hope they're doing okay.