Blue-belly lizard

Well Done Trace lol :)

I think he is cute too!

Ha ha ha ...I can imaging those teachers screaming......How can they be scared of something so tiny........Lol

Same with spiders, worms etc. though Milky.

However did you manage to get him to pose for you.

Cracking little fella....:0)-

TOG- The saucer/spoon-rest that he's in was for his water. When I transferred him to the plastic viewing container he ended up in this dish. The dish is glazed ceramic, so maybe it was too slick for him to get any needed traction for fleeing. I picked up the dish to get a good shot and he didn't try to run away.
Exactly what I was thinking Toto, spiders are even tinier (most of them) and I'll freak out if they crawl on me. I think that it's mostly irrational fears that we have of these small creatures. Being told as a child, don't touch it it'll bite you, etc. I try to be truthful to kids about insects or animals and to show respect for them. Many times I've heard children say something like tigers are bad, because they can kill you. I tell them that they are not bad, but that they are wild animals and they eat meat. I explain to the children that tigers don't have grocery stores like we do. I ask the children if they eat hamburgers and of course most of them say yes. I tell them hamburger used to be a cow and I ask them if they are bad because they eat animals like cows, chickens, fish or pigs. They seem a little confused but most of them will say that they are not bad and I agree with them that they're just hungry and that's why the tiger is not bad either...he's just hungry like us. We also talk about how some people choose not to eat animals.
Thanks Jac :)
Isn't he or she Michaella :)
Thanks OB :)

Nice pic Tasteyg and lovely explanation to the children I d have probably told them they were bad and should all become vegetarian or made up a few gruesome stories to give them nightmares .. fortunately we have strict rules about allowing people like me into classroom lol

Dont get me wrong I like children ..as the old joke says just couldnt eat a whole one .