2 metres is about right for a goanna (monitor). On holiday in the MacDonald Rangers (central Australia) with family and friends, probably about 1968, I saw a goanna panic as people walked past it. A goanna¹s instinct at such times is to climb. The father of the other family was a big guy, over six feet. The goanna mistook him for a tree and climbed straight up him. It then realised it (the goanna) was bigger than the tree (him, the man). It took off but only after leaving some torn flesh and eyes popping out of heads.
That aside, they are beautiful and harmless animals. Best Simon Simon Biggs [email protected] [email protected] Skype: simonbiggsuk http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ Research Professor edinburgh college of art http://www.eca.ac.uk/ Creative Interdisciplinary Research into CoLlaborative Environments http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice http://www.elmcip.net/ From: helen varley jamieson <[email protected]> Reply-To: <[email protected]>, NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:04:26 +0200 To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] lizard that is a beauy! & now i've just got to chime in with this fine specimen that wandered across my cousin's garden in coffs harbour (australia) one morning a few weeks ago. there's not much to guage the scale of it by, but it was easily more than 2 meters long including the tail. my cousin heard it before seeing it & knew it was either a large snake or one of these, a monitor lizard; he went racing off to defend the chicken house. australia is definitely the place for casual encounters with all kinds of reptilian friends (remembering the python that moved into my kitchen a couple of years ago - http://blog.furtherfield.org/?q=node/119). h : ) On 7/04/10 12:37 PM, mez breeze wrote: > i saved a shingle-back version of 1 of these 4rm being eaten by 3 dogs > a while back. > http://www.honoluluzoo.org/images/shingleback_skink.jpg > > gorgeous animals. > > > On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Simon Biggs <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Below is a blue tongue skink (a type of Australian lizard). It has > no teeth, as such, but very hard gums. One of these bit me on the > finger, when I was a kid, and refused to let go for some minutes, > a bit like a pit bull. My finger took quite a while to return to > normal. I kept it as a pet, along with the rest of the menagerie. > > Most of the time they sleep because it is either too cool (they > like it above 25c) or they¹ve found a really nice spot to sit in > the sun. They are easy to catch, but watch those gums! > > Best > > Simon > > > > > Simon Biggs > > [email protected] <http://ac.uk> [email protected] > <http://[email protected]> Skype: simonbiggsuk > http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ <http://www.littlepig.org.uk/> > Research Professor edinburgh college of art http://www.eca.ac.uk/ > <http://ac.uk/> > *C*reative *I*nterdisciplinary *R*esearch into *C*o*L*laborative > *E*nvironments http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ <http://ac.uk/circle/> > *E*lectronic *L*iterature as a *M*odel of *C*reativity and > *I*nnovation in *P*ractice http://www.elmcip.net/ > <http://www.elmcip.net/> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *Martha Deed <[email protected] <http://[email protected]>> > *Reply-To: *NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <[email protected] <http://[email protected]>> > *Date: *Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:39:49 -0400 > *To: *NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <[email protected] <http://[email protected]>> > *Subject: *Re: [NetBehaviour] lizard > > A skink is a kind of lizard and therefore a reptile (1) > > It¹s not a salamander it¹s 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 one¹s 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 > > ³Their general body shape is similar, > but other than that they are very different.²(2) > a politician¹s 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 <http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us> (Animal > Look-Alikes) > (2) > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_lizard_and_a_salamand er > (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://[email protected]> > > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] <http://[email protected]> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > > > > -- > Reality Engineer> > Synthetic Environment Strategist> > Game[r + ] Theorist. > ::http://unhub.com/netwurker :: > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour -- ____________________________________________________________ helen varley jamieson: creative catalyst [email protected] http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.avatarbodycollision.org http://www.upstage.org.nz ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201
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