How nice to see you on Netbehaviour Martha! And what a stylish entrance! warmest wishes michael
--- On Tue, 4/6/10, Martha Deed <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Martha Deed <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] lizard > To: "NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity" > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 3:39 PM > A skink is a kind of lizard and > therefore a reptile (1) > > It’s not a salamander it’s a skink > explanation that does not illuminate > absent a description of a salamander > or a skink vague memories of high school > biology seep to the surface > but do not enlighten > even the image > ugly thing or beautiful > so early in the day > depending upon one’s taste > not helpful > > so how to communicate in this age > of salamanders or skinks > viewed without geography > on the web the technology of digital > cameras and internet connections > listservs and virus blockers > contributing to the morning > > “Their general body shape is similar, > but other than that they are very different.”(2) > a politician’s answer have I mentioned > we are looking at this creature > not living with it for a week > > moving on then > lizards have dry scaly skin > salamanders have slimy skin > lizards have claws > salamanders do not > lizards have external ear openings > salamanders do not (3) > > and skinks > emailing may help > > (1) www.kdwp.state.ks.us (Animal Look-Alikes) > (2) > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_lizard_and_a_salamander > (3) http://nyfalls.com/wildlife/Wildlife-reptiles-lizards.html > > Martha Deed > > The Lost Shoe > http://www.chapbookpublisher.com/shop.html > > The Lost Shoe video > http://www.sporkworld.org/Deed/lostshoe.mov > > > > James Morris wrote: > > Here is an image of a lizard: > > > > http://jwm-art.net/art/image/lizard.jpg > > > > The lizard is in our garden shed. It has been sat > there for well over a > > week now. It is still alive. I don't know what it is > doing. Sometimes it > > turns around though I never see it move. Sometimes > it's tail is hanging > > off the edge, other times, like in this image, it's > tail is laid out > > straight behind it. > > > > Today I watched it for five minutes or so and saw the > first sign of life > > I've seen: something moved near the rear of it's head > - I don't know what > > as I know nothing about lizard anatomy - if it were a > fish I'd say it's > > gills moved. > > > > I wonder if it is going to shed its skin. I don't > know. Would it like a > > drink of water? Why is it there? What is it doing? > > > > I might try emailing the RSPCA or some other wild life > charity requesting > > advice. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetBehaviour mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
