A while back, we noted that “apparently no one has posted a picture of an anole sitting on an orchid on the internet.” Recently, alert reader Tsjok De Clercq has discovered that this is no longer true. He has pointed us to an image on The Orchid Source that shows a festive anole (A. sagrei) on what appears to be a houseplant. Of greater interest is the post on Ricardo’s Blog, Orchids, Parrots, Fish and People describing a Puerto Rican crested anole found in nature on a red orchid, which seemed to be a complete fail in the remaining cryptic department. Thanks for the tip, Tsjok!
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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You realize, Peter, that this Blog is for folks who study the lizards that your boas eat…
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But they don’t eat nearly enough!