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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Why build your own nest when you can just someone else's? When it comes to laying eggs, female lace monitors seek out a large termite mound, dig a small hole, and lay their eggs inside. The termites then seal up the hole; the eggs remain protected, and the mound is kept at an ideal incubation temperature. As a bonus, the hatchlings get an all-you-can-eat termite buffet when they emerge!
(Image: A lace monitor (Varanus varius) by Richard N Horne)
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lace monitor: a hairy, butch, and chubby/fat julietian/wlm
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Been thinking about Leo’s design in rottmnt and how they translated the patterns of a red eared slider into something so unique and simplistic, yet you can see the inspiration.
Wanted to try simplifying different lizard:
First attempt needs to be more simplified probably. But I really wanted to still capture the look of all those stripes. Need to think about this design more. Fun anatomy practice tho. I love claws ✨
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Secret Gully puppets, Small Lace Monitor, Brought 20th of August, 2025 from FB marketplace
Absolutely adore these plush and their angry espressions. They come in large, medium, small, and tiny, both of the smaller sizes are no longer sold. I was very excited to have found this guy, affectionately named after my pet monitor lizard.
Have you seen the lace monitor (Varanus varius)?
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The Monitory Lizard, Lacerta monitor [Pl. 21] | The Naturalist's Miscellany v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr
Lace Monitor (goanna)
Broken River, Eungella
How many eyes does a lizard have?
More than you might think.
Most lizards have a light sensitive organ, a parietal eye or "third eye", on the top of the head. Some fish and amphibians also have parietal eyes. It can't form an image, but by differentiating between light and dark, it may serve as a warning system or to regulate the circadian rhythm.
Lace Monitor, Varanus varius.
Caversham Wildlife Park
Sky Edwards
2024
Most of my photography can be found at @skydarcyedwards
