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FIVE BANDED GLIDING LIZARD
Draco quinquefasciatus
Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards,flying dragonsorgliding lizards. These lizards are capable of gliding flight; their ribs and their connecting membrane may be extended to create “wings” (patagia- similar to flying squirrels), the hindlimbs are flattened and wing-like in cross-section, and a flap on the neck (the gular flag) serves as a horizontal stabilizer (the flag is sometimes used in warning to others).
Draco are arboreal insectivores.
While not capable of powered flight they often obtain lift in the course of their gliding flights. Glides as long as 60 m (200 ft) have been recorded, over which the animal loses only 10 m (33 ft) in height, which is quite some distance, considering that these lizards are only around 20 cm (7.9 in) in total length (tail included).
They are found in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and are fairly common in forests, gardens, teak plantations and shrub jungle.
Below showing wings and gular flag. ©A.S.Kono
Sulawesi Lined Gliding Lizard
Draco spilonotus
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A climbing toad in Costa Rica.
#toad #amphibians #herps #rainforest #biodiversity #arboreal #amphibiansofinstagram #herpsofinstagram #ecology #CostaRica #CentralAmerica
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Fisher by Michel_Rathwell
Fisher is the common name for a largely arboreal, North American carnivorous mammal. Despite its name, this animal seldom eats fish. It is a weasel of the Mustelidae family.
With its speed and agility, the fisher is a remarkable predator that captures a wide diversity of prey: Rabbits, hares, squirrels, mice, grouse, and so forth. Even the well-protected porcupine is captured by the fisher, using a unique technique designed to tire the porcupine until the fisher can kill the large quilled rodent.
The Fisher is a top predator. For thousands of years the dense, lustrous coat of the fisher has been prized.
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Yum yums time!!! Arboreal snakes are sooo cool when they eat. #hanginthere #yummy #paintedreptile #arboreal #treeboa (at Los Angeles, California)
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Image 1: Beaumont Hamel - Battle of the Somme. This image was provided by Dave Chapman, Research and Volunteer Coordinator at the museum in response to our battlefield mural below it. He took this photograph on a battlefield tour and went on the tell me that the tree was used by both sides as a reference point for target indications during WW1.
Image 2: Battlefield mural created by Ardesier Primary School children as part of my Artist Residency
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RESIDENCY LOCATION BACKGROUND.
Fort George is a large 18th-century fortress to the north-east of Inverness. The current fortress has never been attacked and has remained in continuous use as a garrison.
The fortification is based on a star design that remains virtually unaltered.
The Highlanders’ Museum (Queen’s Own Highlanders Collection) covers three floors of Fort George’s former Lieutenant Governors’ House.
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