My husband's parents visited us during the holidays and brought part of your paper so my husband could read a particular article. In that paper, a column by Bill Ellzey about the "invasion" of ...
While many animals try to avoid sticky situations, lizards evolved to seek them out. An evolutionary biologist shows how different groups of lizards -- geckos and anoles -- took two completely ...
The creature is small, somewhat furtive and green. Sometimes it’s brown. It has a voracious appetite for insects and spiders but is completely harmless to people. It clings to walls and screens and ...
As a gardener, you undoubtedly encounter many lizard visitors in your yard. Knowing a little about who they are will enrich your outdoor experience and possibly increase your appreciation of these ...
First: Allow me to set things straight. I am not a gecko! I am an anole and one of those who scurry around in your grass and bushes. Geckos used to do that until they were outnumbered and now stay ...
I’m not normally too keen on reptiles. In Indiana where I grew up, snakes were relatively rare. The first one I saw was trapped in a storm gutter, and I remember staring at it with a strange ...
Evolution doesn’t have to take millions of years. New research shows that a type of lizard living on man-made islands in Brazil has developed a larger head than its mainland cousins in a period of ...
ch. 1. Lizards and humans -- ch. 2. Physical characteristics and behavior -- Shape and size -- Skin and coloration -- Limbs and locomotion -- Eyes and vision -- Ears and hearing -- Smell and taste -- ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. - While many animals try to avoid sticky situations, lizards evolved to seek them out. Travis Hagey, Michigan State University evolutionary biologist, shows how different groups of ...