Lizard Man's Travels

This site is a journal of my travels and other adventures while I shift from doing postdoctoral research on tree frog ecology in Darwin, Australia, to research on digestive physiology of lizards and bats in Sede Boqer, Israel. Enough friends have been asking me for regular updates on this journey, that I thought this would be the best forum to keeep everyone up to date (including me).

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Litoria bicolor in pandanus

A little Northen Dwarf treefrog hanging out in a pandanus.

Cyclorana australis funny

This guy was out taking part in a big breeding chorus of giant burrowing frogs. Have a look at the vocal sac on this boy

Magnetic termites


magnetic termites
Originally uploaded by wandering lizard
A friend is studying these magnetic termites. We went to put little tents over a few mounds to see the effect on the mound temperature. Just over the hill, there was a pretty impressive storm. We managed to avoid getting wet. It's been a wet build-up season this year, with a lot of rain so far. Most days have seen a storm, and a few have been quite heavy (>50mm or 1 inch).

Story of a puppy


left puppy
Originally uploaded by wandering lizard
This little guy just sat there, eagerly awaiting the return of his owner. Every time a person walked past, he jumped up eagerly. It was cute, in a sort of sad way.