Slow-worms

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Post by gpmatthews »

OK, so it's not very macro, but I know some of you have a weakness for reptiles:

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Taken today at my local nature reserve
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Post by Ken Ramos »

You know for some reason these remind me of lizards. :-k Pretty sharp image there Graham :D

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How big are these critters, anyway? (What's field width?)

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Post by MacroLuv »

Very nice. :D
It is actually a limbless lizard Anguis fragilis.
Adults could reach about 50 cm long and are known for their exceptionally long life. About thirty years in the wild and up to fifty-four years in captivity.
The meaning of beauty is in sharing with others.

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Noticing of my "a" and "the" and other grammar
errors are welcome. :D

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Post by gpmatthews »

Spot on Nikola! ...we have a number of sheets of corrugated iron dotted around the nature reserve especially to encourage them to use as shelters - these were under one of those sheets, which we lifted for a short time. Well observed Ken - you were dead right: legless lizards!
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