Thorny Devils
by Evelyn Tambour
Title
Thorny Devils
Artist
Evelyn Tambour
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Description
hard-shelled and scary-looking but tiny, thorny devils are their own body guards
featured in:
'animal photographs' on 01/16/2016
'strangest or most unique animals' on 01/10/2018
'pin me - DAILY' on 01/12/2018
'wildlife ONE A DAY' on 01/12/2018
'bath and spa prints' on 01/14/2018
'music CD cover designs' on 01/14/2018
'australia in pictures' on 01/16/2018
'KINGDOM animalia' on 01/17/2018
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September 9th, 2014
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Sean Davey
Us Aussies are proud of all the crazy (and often very dangerous) creatures that we have in Australia. These little fellas (or sheilas) have adapted extremely well to their surroundings, haven't they.
Evelyn Tambour replied:
thank you, dear sean! only now i realize that you're an aussie!! (aha... i did not read your 'about' section ;-) and yes, you're so right: their adaptation is truly masterful! all the best to you
Heidi Fickinger
Great image, Evelyn! Perfectly photographed - they look like a SciFi creature. Proves once again nature's imagination is greater than our own. l/f
Ann Skelton
Awesome capture Evelyn! Love your body of work! l/f
Evelyn Tambour replied:
many thanks, dear ann, and thank you for the compliment on my work! have a great day
Evelyn Tambour
dear miroslava, thank you for the features in 'australia in pictures' and 'KINGDOM animalia'!
Jeff at JSJ Photography
Congratulations Evelyn on having your "Thorny Devils" featured on the Strangest or Most Unique Animals Group homepage! Be sure to place your photo embed in the discussion tab as a permanent reminder of your accomplishment! L/F, ~Jeff at JSJ Photography, Administrator
Jeff at JSJ Photography
I had to look this one up myself: The thorny devil or thorny dragon is an Australian lizard, also known as the mountain devil, the thorny lizard, or the moloch. This is the sole species of genus Moloch. The thorny dragon grows up to 20 cm in length, and can live for 15 to 20 years. ~Wikipedia
Evelyn Tambour replied:
dear jeff, your research and comment are greatly appreciated! thank you very much! :))
Lexa Harpell
Austria to Australia is a vast difference. Gippsland is a gorgeous area, so glad you love living here! :))
Lexa Harpell
Fabulous capture of the shadows of the spikes against the rich rust soil! Looks like you spent some time in Aust, trust you enjoyed our country and the 'scary' stuff! hehe
Evelyn Tambour replied:
thank you so much, dear lexa! although i am originally from austria, i actually now live in australia (gippsland) AND LOVE IT :-)
Jerry Bokowski
They are similar to our "horned lizards" in Arizona, Evelyn. A bit more aggressive looking perhaps. Great capture. ( I have our version in my "Portraits" gallery............................FAV / LIKE
Evelyn Tambour replied:
thank you jerry, and you're right - they look really kind of similar to our thorny devils (just found it in your gallery - l/fv)!
Jerry Bokowski
Evelyn, We have similar critters here in Arizona that we have nic-named Horny Toads....they are actually horned lizards. Nice capture! FAV Jerry
Evelyn Tambour replied:
thank you jerry, that's really interesting too as i thought this kind of beings is wholly unique to australia... when you see one please say hi from downunder ;-)