"Redneck" and "Babe" in first pic. "Leaf" in second

Condor5 comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Where is this species originally from?

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

Southernmost US

"Redneck" and "Babe" on Flowering Ginger, Hemanthus albiflo "Leaf" on Coffee

walklightly comments on Oct 1, 2018:

they look so pretty & very comfortable in their garden.

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

It was touch and go for a day or so. The stress of being captured and moved took a lot out of them. But now they are beginning to stir, eat and explore their new home to themselves

1. Redneck and Babe sunbathe "gingerly" 2. Leaf and her "morning Coffee"

MrLizard comments on Oct 1, 2018:

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

They're getting more sun than I am lately

"Redneck" and "Babe" in first pic. "Leaf" in second

Zoohome comments on Oct 1, 2018:

What is their life span?

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

5-8 years, more toward 8 in captivity

1. Redneck and Babe sunbathe "gingerly" 2. Leaf and her "morning Coffee"

misternatureboy comments on Oct 1, 2018:

What beauties.

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

Thanx:)

A little taste of home

Lucignolo comments on Sep 30, 2018:

?

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@Darthpug I hate both lawn services and golf courses. Golf is *the* most egregiously wateful game ever when it comes to space and other resources.

After iggies piss him off... and then the calm sleep

walklightly comments on Sep 30, 2018:

is this some kind of what's also called a water dragon? ...at least in australia they are. (archive pic)

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@walklightly Lol

After iggies piss him off... and then the calm sleep

walklightly comments on Sep 30, 2018:

is this some kind of what's also called a water dragon? ...at least in australia they are. (archive pic)

Leafhead replies on Oct 1, 2018:

@walklightly Don't they mind being painted? How many coats do you give them?

Hi from the bunch

onlyif comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Great pics. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

Thanx:)

Good morning

Heidi68 comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Love that first shot!

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

@Heidi68 Neither can i! (titters) But it's going to be a long Winter before I see any mating among my lizards. They must undergo a period of brumation (metabolic slowness) before they'll breed. Spring and Summer are breeding seasons and I'm hoping for success with my Anoles, Long Tail Lizards and House Gekkos.

Hi from the bunch

RavenCT comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Do you know how many hours a day they are awake?

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

@RavenCT A good timer is a plus, but for now I'm relying on diligence and a master switch

Hi from the bunch

RavenCT comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Do you know how many hours a day they are awake?

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

It varies. Now I have them on a 12/12 day/night ratio. As I move closer to the end of October, I'll edge the ratio slowly to 11/13. As I reach Dec., I'll have them at 10/14, the height of their brumation period. Toward the end of December, I'll start back the other way. At the height of breeding season, the ratio will be more like 15/9 or even 16/8 before cycling again. Slight variations in Temps also play an important role

Good morning

Heidi68 comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Love that first shot!

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

Gotta say these guys are cake walk models compared to most insects, especially the butterflies. Hoping to get lots more shots, including some baby pix!

Good morning

MrLizard comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Hey! That’s my first cousin once removed! “Hi Charlie!”

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

@germangirl90439 its easy to keep track now that they're all separated by species, with the gecko in with the Long Tails

A little taste of home

Lucignolo comments on Sep 30, 2018:

?

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

I used to raise the Long Tails and other small, and large lizards in Florida. When I was little, there was literally a Green Anole on every screen. Now you'd be hard pressed to find one. Even the invasive Brown Anoles are disappearing. Too sad. God damn pesticides.

Good morning

sewchick57 comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Ahhhhhhhhh, sunbathing. Gorgeous shots!!!

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

Reminds me of home in Florida when I would raise these guys, and Anoles were all around. Reptiles rule!

Good morning

MrLizard comments on Sep 30, 2018:

Hey! That’s my first cousin once removed! “Hi Charlie!”

Leafhead replies on Sep 30, 2018:

More than once removed, my fellow Tetrapod

Yet another reason not to join.

Cast1es comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Again , if every other word is a cuss word , it's because you don't have anything of value worth saying . You're just trying to hog the conversation with your empty mindless comment . Not impressed .

Leafhead replies on Sep 29, 2018:

@Cast1es Go fuck yourself

Yet another reason not to join.

Cast1es comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Again , if every other word is a cuss word , it's because you don't have anything of value worth saying . You're just trying to hog the conversation with your empty mindless comment . Not impressed .

Leafhead replies on Sep 29, 2018:

Go fill out the sheet titled "butthurt report", then run crying home to your mommy, crybaby!

Tres Amigos

ronin73 comments on Sep 29, 2018:

Ribbon snakes?

Leafhead replies on Sep 29, 2018:

Chinese Long Tailed Grass Lizards

I went to the grocery and stocked up. Should I?

kenriley comments on Sep 27, 2018:

Who drinks that piss water Miller High Life.

Leafhead replies on Sep 28, 2018:

Not me

Things have come to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade the sphere of private ...

hardball comments on Sep 27, 2018:

Religion is for the intellectually lazy.

Leafhead replies on Sep 27, 2018:

And STUPID.

No racism here. Green Anole and Long Tail Grass Lizard buddies

pixiedust comments on Sep 25, 2018:

What a lovely pair

Leafhead replies on Sep 26, 2018:

@pixiedust Many subtropical lizards will need a period of shorter days and longer, cooler nights, as well as reduced feeding for a few weeks to months before breeding season. This period is known as Brumation, where the reptile slows down quite a bit but does not become torpid as in hibernation. Feeding slows to a near halt in some monitors. As the days get longer and warmer, breeding resumes and feeding increases.

No racism here. Green Anole and Long Tail Grass Lizard buddies

pixiedust comments on Sep 25, 2018:

What a lovely pair

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@pixiedust Cool. I kept those when I first moved up here. I managed to get them to breed once successfully. I have also kept larger lizards such as iguanas and monitors in Florida. I kept a variety of snakes too, mostly cornsnakes, Ball Pythons and a big albino Burmese python named Sam. I found good homes for them all before I moved. I wasn't one of those idiots releasing exotic reptiles into Florida's ecosystem. Thinking about dividing my lizards by species before breeding season for best results.

No racism here. Green Anole and Long Tail Grass Lizard buddies

pixiedust comments on Sep 25, 2018:

What a lovely pair

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@pixiedust What kind of gekko?

No racism here. Green Anole and Long Tail Grass Lizard buddies

pixiedust comments on Sep 25, 2018:

What a lovely pair

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

Thanx:) They are actually part of a community of trios of each, plus one house gekko. I intend to breed the trios next year as the days get longer. Maybe I'll find a male gekko by then

I've been thinking about what truly offends me, and I found this "Thought Catalog" list.

Leafhead comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Thoughts and prayers Truly lazy options out of real action or aid

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

@Stacey48 Donald Trump going to Puerto Rico and handing out TP. Our leaders doing nothing to control the flow of assault guns in this country. They are only miming useless jargon. Thoughts and Prayers my ass. Next social problem... If you can't use it for hunting, it's a WMD. WTF do you need an assault rifle to hunt for?

Unknown rare Stapelia, second bloom this year Senecio cephalophora

CeliaVL comments on Sep 25, 2018:

You have some really interesting plants and flowers.

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

Thanx:)

Unknown rare Stapelia, second bloom this year Senecio cephalophora

FrayedBear comments on Sep 25, 2018:

Hard to grow?

Leafhead replies on Sep 25, 2018:

Not really. They like hot, sunny and dry. Too much rain and soggy conditions will kill them. I put mine out after Mothers Day and they bloom freely. The Stapelia blooms in Summer, the Senecio in Fall, Winter

My pride and joy. How many can you count? 7 in all

evergreen comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Can't see ... needs to be closer.

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

I need a different way of photography for this long setup. I can't pan very good on my phone. More pix tomorrow

Rare Stapelia Senecio cephalophora Cattleya Orchid in bud

glennlab comments on Sep 24, 2018:

very good

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

Thank you :)

Rare Stapelia Senecio cephalophora Cattleya Orchid in bud

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 24, 2018:

...and a tiny fruit fly. Great shooting.

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

Thanx:) The fruit fly was an added bonus. This stapelia will be covered in flies once it opens. This fruit fly may be a harbinger of opening tomorrow.

No racism here <3 Long Tailed Grass Lizard and Green Anole get along fine

Hathacat comments on Sep 24, 2018:

That's good!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@RavenCT Yeah, I can still remember waking up one morning to 5 baby Long Tails in my Asparagus Fern! I also hatched and raised the Anoles like they were bunnies. The Long Tails only gave me one litter. The Anoles kept coming.

No racism here <3 Long Tailed Grass Lizard and Green Anole get along fine

Hathacat comments on Sep 24, 2018:

That's good!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@Hathacat it's something I did in Florida with amazing success. Let's see how they breed in WI. I have all the bells and whistles to keep them warm and adjust daylength, etc

Anyone else feel isolated?

brownH50 comments on Sep 24, 2018:

I have many friends who are "on the fence" about religion, but they attend for social and family reasons. Once you unshackle yourself from religion, the world can be a lonely place.

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@brownH50 I actually believe we evolved religion as a coping skill for death. Like one day the Human brain got too damn smart for its own good and discovered it's own mortality. Oops! Religion provides a perfect "workaround" for this perplexing problem.

Rare Stapelia Senecio cephalophora Cattleya Orchid in bud

creative51 comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Very nice shots!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

Thanx

No racism here <3 Long Tailed Grass Lizard and Green Anole get along fine

Hathacat comments on Sep 24, 2018:

That's good!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

My reptile community consists of a trio of each for breeding, plus a House Gecko at night to clean up remaining crickets. All live peacefully in a 40 gal terrarium. Live plants, real rocks and driftwood, no plastic/silk crappola. I hope to get some breeding going this coming late Winter thru Summer.

This is a spider who has moved several times due to my mowing the yard.

Leafhead comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Not a common barn spider, but looks related. Time for Insectra!! She sure is cool though!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@AstralSmoke Then there are the Huntsman spiders, who are hand sized, all legs and flat to hide behind pictures, mirrors, etc. They run around at night but hide in the day. So when you go to rearrange your pix... Fortunately, they are harmless, eat bugs, and as a bonus, are more scared of us than we are of them. But not by much.

Anyone else feel isolated?

Leafhead comments on Sep 24, 2018:

It is the fear of permanent death that keeps religion going. It is fueled by fear mongers and financed by greed.

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@BeccaVa i Most people hang onto some sort of religion for the gooey afterlife middle. It beats cold, stark reality in their minds. I don't fear death either; I just don't want to die for a long time yet ;)

This is a spider who has moved several times due to my mowing the yard.

Leafhead comments on Sep 24, 2018:

Not a common barn spider, but looks related. Time for Insectra!! She sure is cool though!

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

@AstralSmoke Nothing worse! I am borderline arachnophobic and would surely not want her crawling on me! I used to live in Fla. Down there they have these HUGE orb weavers called Nephila. The webs are almost big enough to fill a door way, and will even catch lizards and hummingbirds! Run into one of those and you'll know it!!

Anyone else feel isolated?

DenoPenno comments on Sep 24, 2018:

I agree with you, Becca. I used to have few friends and lots of associates. Today the associates are becoming fewer. So is the friend list. I believe that once you go the atheist path this sort of thing will happen unless you have some sort of community to share things. For us this site may serve ...

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

I have one interest in church, as an outlet for my annual giveaways. Each year I raise and distribute Milkweed and other pollinator/butterfly friendly plants thru town. My church is an excellent outlet and creates uncounted way stations for the threatened Monarch Butterfly, and others. In return, I'll distribute communion, usher and greet occasionally in reciprocation. The "message" is just collateral damage to brain cells. Yesterday's message was about Joseph and his dreamcoat. It's a darling little story about brothers and cisterns...

Anyone else feel isolated?

brownH50 comments on Sep 24, 2018:

I have many friends who are "on the fence" about religion, but they attend for social and family reasons. Once you unshackle yourself from religion, the world can be a lonely place.

Leafhead replies on Sep 24, 2018:

My immediate family (brother, SIL) are churchgoers, even though they are highly intelligent people. I have had the talk with both. My brother is somewhat receptive to my views (though he still believes), but my SIL simply shuts down. I don't get it. Near genius people believing such nonsense

Probably preachin' to the choir, but ya'll do know the difference between green slime and red tide, ...

kltuckmn comments on Sep 22, 2018:

I have read that green algae is in all of our freshwater lakes and rivers. Caused by runoff. Red tide is natural and found along our coasts. This red tide has been a problem for only about a year now. Green algae since around May, I think. Our beloved governor just recently declared red tide an ...

Leafhead replies on Sep 22, 2018:

Blue green algae is the killer. Caused by runoff of fertilizer etc. Green slime is just Spirogyra. Blue green algae is more of a serious thing.

“Never trust a man who reads only one book.

Fernapple comments on Sep 22, 2018:

If they can only read one book, why do they always have to choose the worst ones? And if you were going to recommend a second book which would it be? Mine would be H. G. Wells, 'The Outline Of History', It has its faults but at least t encourages thinking, looks at the big issues without blushing ...

Leafhead replies on Sep 22, 2018:

Why do they always choose the worst ones? The Bible is the world's first and longest comic book.

“Never trust a man who reads only one book.

Leafhead comments on Sep 22, 2018:

If you could only read one book, which one would it be? Mine (mostly because it's thought provoking) would be George Orwell's 1984. Scared me growing up, and it's becoming quite the prophecy.

Leafhead replies on Sep 22, 2018:

@closetolucid Ramen to that! It was meant as a hypothetical question, basically, what's your favorite book?

When you ask your phone to look up directions to New Castle and it says it's looking up directions ...

zorialoki comments on Sep 22, 2018:

I have heard Val Kilmer is a raging asshole, might be his hemorrhoids are about to explode.

Leafhead replies on Sep 22, 2018:

'Roid Rage

My latest additions, Long Tailed Grass Lizards

Alvinsmama comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Wow....they are beautiful. I love lizards.

Leafhead replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@Alvinsmama They look a little like snakes with legs. My Anoles didn't know what to make of them. They were a bit afraid of them. The male was a bit perturbed, and even took a Crack at one! After a long bit of inaction, one finally began to explore and it was on! The Long Tails were all over the tank and had no fear of "Redneck", my male anole. No aggression from the Long Tails. After that, things calmed down, and the two species are settling in well. Red still waves his dewlap in defiance from time to time, but won't chance any funny business!

There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book.

Leafhead comments on Sep 21, 2018:

And the Bible is poorly written

Leafhead replies on Sep 21, 2018:

@Diogenes And it's brilliantly designed for that table with one short leg :P

Our red sorrel is in blooms

Leafhead comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Aka Cranberry Hibiscus. The buds and flowers make a tasty Vitamin C rich tea. Lovely flowers, like Okra or Cotton (also in that family)

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Donto101 you know, that sliminess

My latest additions, Long Tailed Grass Lizards

SumWherNtheMidl comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Love them!!!

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

Thanx:)

My latest additions, Long Tailed Grass Lizards

Alvinsmama comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Wow....they are beautiful. I love lizards.

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

Me too, and they're completely compatible with Green Anoles

Our red sorrel is in blooms

Leafhead comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Aka Cranberry Hibiscus. The buds and flowers make a tasty Vitamin C rich tea. Lovely flowers, like Okra or Cotton (also in that family)

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@Donto101 That would be exotic. Do they have the okra factor? It's a family signature of Malvaceae

Garden visitor.

Leafhead comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Nice Argiope. I had two this year, gold and black, and HUGE with eggs. I can't wait to see what transpires this coming Spring

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

@MissKathleen You got it BAD. I can remember not being able to sleep nights because there were barn spiders on the patio. The first Huntsman I encountered (you don't want to know) scared me for a month! Florida is the land of spiders, *big* spiders. What I found helped, raising two tarantulas from tiny jumping spider size. The diminutive spiderlings were totally nonthreatening to me, and I hardly noticed them getting larger. I got rather attached to them, til I moved up north and had to rehome them with my neighbor, an exotic pet enthusiast

I like this

Condor5 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

And they'll go bald.

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

At least we have evergreens and indoor plants. I don't think I could stand 6 months without anything green except my grinchy Winter outlook:P

Do other people have tiny little frogs sticking to their windows at night or is it just me? Lol...

VAL3941 comments on Sep 20, 2018:

Have his legs for breakfast !

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

Sorry, but not enough meat there to get caught between your teeth

Late lunch.

Hathacat comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I know the mantis has to eat, but pick a bad bug mantis!

Leafhead replies on Sep 20, 2018:

4,000 mosquitoes=1 Monarch

Garden visitor.

btroje comments on Sep 19, 2018:

I love the argiopes.

Leafhead replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@Heidi68 I love feeding large, fierce spiders

Garden visitor.

Leafhead comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Nice Argiope. I had two this year, gold and black, and HUGE with eggs. I can't wait to see what transpires this coming Spring

Leafhead replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@MissKathleen Spiders like Argiopes and Nephilae seldom if ever get into the house, and would fair poorly indoors. They are not wanderers like Recluse, but sedentary Web spinners. Their bite is harmless, though painful to humans. They don't bite unless handled wrong

Beware of the lies

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Labeling people as liars is slander. Anyone who can read and listen knows this isn't a hoax. If you can't listen, turn on the closed captioning. Anderson Cooper explained to everyone while on the air that he was standing off the road to show how deep the water was if somebody drove a vehicle just ...

Leafhead replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@AncientNight Libel is slander in writing. Calling someone a liar is slander. Writing it is libel.

Enjoy yourselves ! Today is that fateful, horrid day.

Leafhead comments on Sep 19, 2018:

Arrrrgh, it's that time of year again mateys

Leafhead replies on Sep 19, 2018:

@VAL3941 Go F yourself, Swabby Lol

There is no knowledge that is not power.....Ralph Waldo Emerson.

IamNobody comments on Sep 18, 2018:

......... Aahhhh..... but there is....I am sure we can come up with a list of examples where knowledge doesn't hold any power at all. Number one could be the bible

Leafhead replies on Sep 18, 2018:

The Bible is not knowledge. It's history's first Fake News

Some Nature shots from around town

Insectra comments on Sep 16, 2018:

Peck's skippers (the pair, I mean)?

Leafhead replies on Sep 16, 2018:

Roadside, I believe, but I'm not 100% on my Grass Skippers. I'm more interested in the White. It is obviously not a Cabbage White

Good morning! Sheena (is a punk rocker)

Leafhead comments on Sep 15, 2018:

Awesome! My Green Anoles

Leafhead replies on Sep 16, 2018:

@AmiSue Still working on names. Plan on getting more females, so I'll have to go with a harem theme in naming them.

My two Green Anoles

Sheannutt comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Those are pretty cool looking.

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

I've always loved reptiles, especially lizards I was 10 years old when I realized my name wasn't GETTHATOUTTATHEHOUSE! LOL

So this happened in 1991.

escapetypist comments on Sep 14, 2018:

We woke up in 2018 and realized it wasn't a dream. And Freddy is [*insert your favorite federal politician's name here*]

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Scott Walker!

My two Green Anoles making themselves at home

MsHoliday comments on Sep 14, 2018:

They are cute and look happy.

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Thanx. They are both healthy, active and well feeding specimens. I couldn't ask for more in a lizard or its enclosure :)

My two Green Anoles making themselves at home

Mooolah comments on Sep 14, 2018:

The boys display a red/pink throat wattle when flexing their masculinity. Great habitat. I love anoles. & newts. Fun creatures.

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Started out with the two lizards, and immediately the delays came out and roaches were raised. Both male. Dammit. So I traded one in for a female. Hope to find more females later

My two Green Anoles making themselves at home

AmiSue comments on Sep 14, 2018:

Ah! The reptile life. Been a while since you've had any right? They're the best.

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

At least 10 years ago, I kept Leopard Geckoes. Before that, when I lived in Florida, I had Jurassic Park!

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

onlyif comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Very cool. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

@onlyif Even the barn spiders seem to know it's safe to build their webs in the open.

My new project, a terrarium ready for Chinese Long Tailed Grass Lizards! I haven't done this for a ...

onlyif comments on Sep 10, 2018:

Can't wait to see them. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 15, 2018:

Ended up with Green Anoles

My two Green Anoles

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 14, 2018:

I really like the wild look of their terrarium you've created.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

Thanx. All real, nothing phony. No plastic plants or anything

At store two days ago : The lady in front of me on line is chatting w cashier girl : " ain't no ...

ugly comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I can't even get angry at stupid. I never argue.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

@ugly Ignorance can be fixed with education and knowledge. Stupidity is merely the inability to learn

At store two days ago : The lady in front of me on line is chatting w cashier girl : " ain't no ...

ugly comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I can't even get angry at stupid. I never argue.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

@ugly I don't usually, until I encounter an incompetent "professional" botching a contract, or a cashier who counts on his/her fingers. But I don't mind stupid as much as ignorance. Stupid is just a handicap; ignorance is lack of needed knowledge and/or respect. Fear drives us to kill or destroy that which is foreign or unknown to us. Goes well with ignorance. Greed speaks for itself, as our resources dwindle and waste increases. Greed is basically GIMME in an area which is unnecessary, usually at the expense of others and the environment. The world is falling apart. Somebody should be pissed, and November's coming

So what do you want on your tombstone? (Headstone or Pizza)

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Mushrooms and pineapple on my pizza.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

Pineapple on pizza? Whatever dude...

At store two days ago : The lady in front of me on line is chatting w cashier girl : " ain't no ...

ugly comments on Sep 13, 2018:

I can't even get angry at stupid. I never argue.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

Stupid infuriates and frustrates me! It is one of my pet peeves. I find it insulting to our intelligence as a species, and will eventually be our downfall. Fear, ignorance and greed are three flaws we must work on in our evolution.

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

onlyif comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Very cool. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

@onlyif What a positive, shining example of animal rescue and release :) :) I remember when they'd get into the hospital where I worked. Security would kill them with tennis raquets, when a butterfly net would have sufficed. I always felt bad for the Brown Bats dying at the hand of human ignorance and fear. Now, with White Nose fungus, bats are in decline :, ( Your bat was likely a Brown Bat.

We have to start somewhere

moonmaid comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Indeed they can

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

And votes are small things with the biggest impact. We've got a choice to make in November. Let's not blow it

If a person wants to see others by the nature of stereotypes, let them.

moonmaid comments on Sep 13, 2018:

That's a good strategy.

Leafhead replies on Sep 14, 2018:

@AmiSue Our higher thinking will overcome our instinct to not trust others (territorialism), but we have to initiate it. We have the largest Cerebral Cortex of any Primate, and we can plot our own evolutionary destiny. We can either overcome rivalries and strive to work together, or we can let instinct rule and be complete idiots. (Bigotry, territorialism, tribalism)

My new Green Anoles

MsHoliday comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Aww. Very cute and a nice set up.

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@Holiday I like to do all animals right;)

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

onlyif comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Very cool. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@onlyif WOW a bat! What kind?

Good evening all you assholes! I got through a rough week, I'm on vacation, and I'm ready to kick ...

Leafhead comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Trump sorely needs his ass kicked

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@ProudMary Madison is gorgeous right now. And occasionally I'll listen to public radio

My new Green Anoles

MsHoliday comments on Sep 13, 2018:

Aww. Very cute and a nice set up.

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Thanx. I made sure they had everything prior to their purchase. I like to use the very best of everything: gut loaded crickets, live plants and real rocks and soil. No toys. I don't like to schmaltz up an enclosure or aquarium with a lot of crap like fake plants and dinky-doinks

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

itsmedammit comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Whose are they?

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@itsmedammit They have the best of everything

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

Justjoni comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Holy anoles! Nice terrarium you have for them

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Thanx:)

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

onlyif comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Very cool. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@onlyif Me too, along with a host of large monitors, snakes and arthropods

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

AmiSue comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Awesome! Be super careful they're not at the top when you open it. Super fast escapers.

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

I already had a near miss introducing them to the cage

Good evening all you assholes! I got through a rough week, I'm on vacation, and I'm ready to kick ...

Leafhead comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Trump sorely needs his ass kicked

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

@ProudMary November's coming, baby!

Got me some Green Anoles :) :) :)

Kodij comments on Sep 12, 2018:

I had some as pets before — “wore” them on my shirt. They were tame enough to just hang out (or climb into my hair). When I did it in Utah, people thought I was wearing a pin and were often shocked if the anole moved. In Louisiana, they just warned me that I had a lizard on my shirt.

Leafhead replies on Sep 13, 2018:

Yeah if you really work with them, they can be quite tame, but stressful nonetheless for the lizard. I am content to watch from outside the tank. Their antics are quite intriguing

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

onlyif comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Very cool. :)

Leafhead replies on Sep 12, 2018:

I've been excited all week about them and preparing diligently

Was looking for Long Tailed Lizards and came up with Green Anoles

itsmedammit comments on Sep 12, 2018:

Whose are they?

Leafhead replies on Sep 12, 2018:

Got them at Reptile Rapture in Monona, WI. No one is carrying Long Tails anymore, so this is my second choice

Make America safe again. Impeach Trump

Captain_Feelgood comments on Sep 11, 2018:

What say we start with the first offenders, like Hillary, Steele, Shearer, Blumenthal, Lynch, not to mention Comey, Abadin, DEFINITELY Obumer.... good grief, l could be here all day listing the fucktards that actually deserve to be in a prison jump suit before you point the finger at Trump...

Leafhead replies on Sep 12, 2018:

Obama was the classiest of all our presidents, and you want him IMPRISONED? Obama didn't sell out to the fucking Russians. Obama was never in bed with Putin Obama brought class, discourse and civility to the Oval Office. Trump has brought a cloud of sleaze, crime and treason. He should be shot like the traitor he is

The Mother of all Barn Spiders Senecio cephalophora flower

Leutrelle comments on Sep 12, 2018:

I had one of those big fat creepy spiders crawling on my sweater one time. I am surprised I didn't die of fright;)

Leafhead replies on Sep 12, 2018:

I think I would lol

Another shot of Senecio cephalophora, ready for pollination

hardball comments on Sep 11, 2018:

So beautiful and succulent. Looks good enough to eat. Where's the location of this flourishing? I'm just trying to keep my garden from burning up completely, in this desert we call Fontana, Ca.

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

It would do well there. This species hails from Africa, and benefits from shortening days for optimal bloom

Make America safe again. Impeach Trump

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I'd settle for a resignation.

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

We still have the Pence problem. Maybe we are better off in the long run if we let him continue his headaches in the GOP. Vote BLUE this November! Vote like your life depends on it. It might

The Mother of all Barn Spiders Senecio cephalophora flower

Mike1947 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

https://agnostic.com/images/answers/107328_6okme3yokogdbfm_full.jpeg?v=2 "Edna,go get the flame thrower,one of neighbor Fred's spider done got loose again"......

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

A rare 7 legged Spider. A lucky find indeed for any spider enthusiast lol

17 years ago, to the very hour, America was attacked by an outside entity.

mcgeo52 comments on Sep 11, 2018:

I have serious questions about it being an outside entity. Justice for those who died that day demands as complete an investigation as possible. https://geomccalip.bandcamp.com/track/tower-number-seven

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

You're right, man. It was the JEWS! C'mon, pal... (Fucking conspiracy theories)

What is a mile long and has an IQ of 40? (Hint: It's not your dick. Nice try.)

Umbral comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Trump's ego.

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

And IQ

Now this is how you do a cover. I'm All About That Bass. [youtube.com]

escapetypist comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Those guys were all over that bass

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

@GuyKeith That's because they were wearing man buns

The Mother of all Barn Spiders Senecio cephalophora flower

hankcalifornia comments on Sep 11, 2018:

that spider is a "nightmare". smirk

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

You should see her life size! Big as the end of my pinkie digit

Make America safe again. Impeach Trump

escapetypist comments on Sep 11, 2018:

Make Mike Pence president. Impeach Trump

Leafhead replies on Sep 11, 2018:

Punch Mike Pence in the face!