Lizard update: 🦎
The lizard we now call "Asparagus Lizard" seems to be living its best life. It keeps a pretty packed schedule of sunning, peeking, hunting and sleeping curled up in the gap between the beds. The Big Guy finds worms for it which it ignores. Also does not seem to be all that fussed about my goings on.
#Nature #Gardening #Reptiles
Eerste dag bij Natuurpunt en JNM. Beheerswerken. Ik mocht lange grassen en jonge boompjes maaien met een echte zeis en Aziatische vogelkers te lijf gaan met een hakbijl en een machete. Yeah!
Naast al het geweld tegen exoten ook veel liefde voor inheemse soorten. Aanschouw de hazelworm, de bruine kikker en de zeldzame gevlekte orchis (bloei eind mei - juni)
#natuurpunt #reptiles #frogs #orchids

3-Apr-2026
Engineering the bite of ancient marine predators
A new study compares the bite efficiency of #fossil #reptiles using advanced #engineering #simulations.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1122694

#science #ecology #paleontology #biomechanics

Engineering the bite of ancient marine predators

An international team of researchers has investigated the biting capabilities of extinct predatory marine reptiles, revealing how these formidable predators could coexist within the same ecosystem. This work sheds new light on the hunting strategies of long-extinct predators that dominated the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs.

EurekAlert!

🦎 Anolis sagrei (Brown Anole)

📅 Observed on 2025-04-01

👤 By: nbasargin

📌 Location: Hotel Zone, Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332473879

📷 Photo credits: (c) nbasargin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_anole

#iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Herpetology #Reptiles

Calling all fans of #BigBigTrain and #Dorset heaths:

“Upton Heath” is not only a wonderful song, it's also a very special wild place. Rich in #wildflowers #moss #lichen #fungi #reptiles and #birds . But now an area of land at its centre is on sale for mineral extraction. Please consider helping Dorset Wildlife Trust raise funds to buy it this month (not much time!)

For details of how to donate, go to
https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/appeals/save-upton-heath

#wildflowers #Mosstodon #lichenSubscribe #fungi #birds #reptiles

Save Upton Heath | Dorset Wildlife Trust

We urgently need your help to purchase a crucial piece of land on Upton Heath.

World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam

Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations

The Guardian

True fact about the gecko: real geckos won't sell you insurance

https://youtu.be/W0JbIKPE9mc?si=1nrnqJU65USWpqK2

#science #animals #wildlife #reptiles #geckos #interesting

True Facts: Geckos

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