H E L L O F R O M T H E L I Z A R D P I L E

It's not a "Nissan Snail."

Nissan gave it a much better name.

Five-striped Reed Frog (Hyperolius quinquevittatus), family Hyperoliidae, Zambia

Slender-billed Scimitar Babblers (Pomatorhinus superciliaris), family Timaliidae, order Passeriformes, WB, India

Tropical Parula (Setophaga pitiayumi), male, family Parulidae, order Passeriformes, Panama

American Pipe Snake aka False Coral Snake (Anilius scytale), family Aniliidae, found across much of South America

This family is monotypic, containing only this species.

This species is considered to be quite primitive in its anatomy.

Coral snake mimic.

Curl Snake (Suta suta), family Elapidae, QLD, Australia

Venomous.

Happy mušḫuššu monday everybody

The Huldra’s Neckpiece by Maria Nilsdotter

Sterling silver and clear quartz, £13,350

A huldra (or hulder) is a seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore.

This is an acrylic magnifying glass with a green strip in it that helps you read long strings of numbers! It's been known for a while that putting a colored filter over pages can help people with dyscalculia read numbers without them flipping places, but this is the first time I've seen something so simple and accessible. I put it on some test numbers and my eyes didn't feel like they kept wanting to jump around all over the number. I can keep this on my desk and use it on paper, or hold it up to my monitor to read long numbers at work! It may help people in other ways as well, this is just what I bought it for and I already love it!

I found it at a Daiso location, but there are probably others online.

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