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In the wild...a thorny devil

An Australian lizard, found only in the arid and central desert lands. They eat ants and tiny insects. They look formidable, but are quite small, only about 20cm long.
Thorny Devil.....(moloch horridus) We came upon it in Central Australia near Uluru recently.
They are quite unique creatures.
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Thérèse said:

Holà la, je me demandais de quoi était fait cet amas de feuilles!... 20 cm de long, mais quel drôle de bête ! Extraordinaire, quelle chance de pouvoir voir ça ! Et on l’a par ta photo, merci Diana
Bon dimanche !!!
3 years ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

We saw one of them during our trip north of Alice Spring in the Outback.
Our bus driver suddenly stopped in the middle of the deserted terrain and asked us to get out to show us this special animal, which he then took a few meters from the road...
3 years ago

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Looks quite scary !!
3 years ago ( translate )

Jeff Farley said:

An excellent and lucky shot Diana.
Thank you for posting to FFF.
3 years ago

Xata said:

Fantastic to have seen it in real!!! I did, but in Nat Geo on tv !!!!
3 years ago

Berny said:

what a strange animal!
3 years ago ( translate )

Nouchetdu38 said:

A strange creature!!! Very interesting!!!!!!!******
3 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

WOWWWWW, never met one like this !!! Gorgeous capture *******************************
3 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A great shot of this Thorny Devil, Diana. We also saw one while in the centre, they certainly are unique. Big hugs and best wishes for the coming week. xx
3 years ago

Keith Burton said:

Such an amazing creature...........and perfectly adapted to it's environment. Beautifully captured Diane, the detail is fantastic!
3 years ago

Richard Chamberlain said:

Lucky you to see it.
3 years ago

Annalia S. said:

A beautiful portrait of this tiny spiky colorful and fascinating inhabitant of a harsh land, Diana! I want to think it stepped right out of a fantasy tale or somehow time travelled to us straight from prehistoric times.
3 years ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

It looks to have a good defence system and excellent camouflage D,
Superb cature of this unique creature

Thank you for posting in the group
www.ipernity.com/group/magicalsunlight
3 years ago

J. Gafarot said:

It is something of another world !
Wonderful picture, unique.
Thank you Diana.
Abraço
3 years ago

* ઇઉ * said:

Amazing portrait of one of these remarkable animals
which have adapted to the challenges of their environment in a unique way!
Please take care and stay well, Diana!
3 years ago
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