Tiny Friends

Posted Monday, October 6, 2008, at 3:37 PM

Do you guys have these at your house? Whenever I see them I feel like I'm living in Florida instead of Tennessee. I actually saw a ton of them when I went to Gabon. I think they're really cute. I saw one the other day that had blue and purple colors on it.

This isn't really much of a post is it? I just wanted to share my picture of the tiny lizard since I've been trying to get a picture of them since we moved into our house - they're fast.

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They eat things that are trying to eat me,they don't hurt me or my stuff and they keep more vermin (two-legged and otherwise) away from my turf than they harm any beneficial creatures.

(I expect the good crawly sort and folks like jaxspike and DianaTn can take care of themselves without there being any deadly conflicts.)

I like them.

The world's aversion to reptiles probably comes from a time when a repugnant being assumed the appearance of something wholesome in order to confuse and damage some unwary humans.

I figure that least obediant serpent might be with us in other forms today and our lizards aid us by eating things that bite,sting or carry germs and by shilling for insurance companies.

I'll try to stay clear of any ill-tempered Komodo dragons but skinks worries me less than (non-dance or music-related) skanks or rabid skunks.

-- Posted by quantumcat on Tue, Oct 7, 2008, at 5:24 PM

I have had a few get into my home and also a few managed to get into my office let me be the first to assure you they do not "shoo" well.

-- Posted by Dianatn on Tue, Oct 7, 2008, at 4:56 PM

4fabfelines - One actually did get into my house, once - then quickly ran back out when it noticed my 3 cats getting ready to pounce (or at least that's what I think happened).

-- Posted by cfrich on Tue, Oct 7, 2008, at 2:55 PM

these lizards are not hurting anyone. They are very needed to capture bugs and other pests.

Don't kill them, leave them be. If one gets in the house just shoo it outside.

-- Posted by 4fabfelines on Tue, Oct 7, 2008, at 9:04 AM

I have to agree jaxspike

But as long as they stay outside and stop trying to beat me inside the door, we will get along just fine :>)

-- Posted by Dianatn on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 10:14 PM

Its a lizard . . . they are like snakes and I hate both. There is no debate on this. :-P

-- Posted by jaxspike on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 9:27 PM

I think the one pictured is a chameleon. The one with the blue is most likely a blue tailed skink.

The skink is more ground-dwelling than the chameleon. They are both harmless and beneficial. Skinks love spiders, yum, yum. The skink's tail is easily removed. It's blue color is attractive to predators who grab it and get only the tail as the little lizard escapes, unharmed. The tail grows back rather quickly.

One distinguishing feature of chameleons; their eyes can move independently. Being afixed on the bottom of a truncated cone allows them to oscillate within their orbits. They can change their body's color, but not as much as some of the more tropical species.

Enjoy them, and please don't kill them. They haven't hurt you, have they?

-- Posted by dmcg on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 6:37 PM

Bwahaha! I literally just laughed right out loud at that!

-- Posted by Nobody'sFool on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 6:28 PM

Um, it must be KILLED!!!

-- Posted by jaxspike on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 5:43 PM

They are fast! We have them, too. They love to climb along home foundations and brick.

-- Posted by Nobody'sFool on Mon, Oct 6, 2008, at 4:38 PM