Did a desert run today to boost my obsidian supply (closet flint knapper here). Ran into this guy ravaging an ant hill, and Cookie managed to close in for an image capture. Looks like something left over from the Pleistocene. Panic set in with our presence, so we got no pics of ants buying the farm. Kid kept one for a summer years back, and they will actually eat near any insect that will fit in the mouth. Really fond of termites if one can find an infested piece of wood and shake them off.

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Pygmy short horned lizard or more commonly labeled a horny toad. Found in Oregon's high desert and into our forest fringes. These bare live young about the size of ones little finger nail in July or August. Extreme SE Oregon has another species carrying more substantial horns and they are egg layers.

Anyway, woe be life to any ant that crosses paths with this guy. This one was about 2 inches nose to tail whereas a 3 incher would be Boone and Crockett status.

Have a good one,

Last edited by 1minute; 07/08/20.
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