I mowed the lawn today just to keep it under control. The #CompostBins have a whole community of #fauna and #fungi in them but as soon as you lift the lid and expose them to bright #sunshine, they scurry away looking to retain moisture and out of the sight of likely predators like birds. It’s difficult to get a good #photograph of any #arthropods.
However, I did manage to capture an image of this #woodlouse.
Waschbären gefährden laut Studie einheimische Tiere
Waschbären mögen niedlich aussehen, doch sie sind keineswegs harmlos: Sie breiten sich in Deutschland schnell aus und gefährden laut einer Studie heimische Schlangen und Frösche.
Animals: Video – Wölfe und Buckelwale – Wilder Oman
Das Geheimnis des Artenreichtums liegt im Sommermonsun Oman oder der Oman, amtliche Vollform Sultanat Oman, ist ein Staat in Vorderasien im Osten der Arabischen Halbinsel. Die rund fünf Millionen Einwohner leben vorwiegend in Städten. Fast die Hälfte der Bevölkerung sind Immigranten, vorwiegend aus Indien. Die Omaner sind zu 95 Prozent muslimischen Glauben… https://brandnew.travelink.de/asien/animals-video-woelfe-und-buckelwale-wilder-oman/
Two eastern blue tongue lizards. Tiliqua scincoides scincoides. Um, about to get funky…
The male is the smaller one. Blue tongues are very cool, and well loved. #lizards#nature#fauna#australia#animals#skink
Two Cuban Anoles, left, the Cuban Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) and right, the Western Giant Anole (Anolis luteogularis). Both are considered giant anoles (~19 cm in snout-vent length, with a tail longer than that). Males slightly larger than females. Both are Cuban endemics, although A. equestris has been introduced into Florida, while A. luteogularis is only found on the western end of the island. The Anolis radiation provides a classic case of adaptive radiation with convergent evolution on the many Caribbean islands. Unrelated species (not sharing common ancestors possessing their traits) have evolved with very similar body forms to fill similar ecological niches on each island. These are categorized as "ecomorphs." Both A. equestris and A. luteogularis are "Crown-giant ecomorphs," since they prefer the higher limbs of tall trees.The A. luteogularis, which is noticeably moulting, was basking on a ladder at a tourist bar near a mojote , and allowed me to approach quite closely before extending its gular pouch (last photo), whereupon I backed up a bit to give it some space. #Cuba#Naturephotography#wildlifephotography#birds#reptiles#reptilephotography#ecology#evolution#Anolis#Cubanwildlife#fauna