PPP: Purely Photographical Post

This post is mostly animals (including insects and reptiles).

This first photo is of a small pyramid at Cacaxtla, a site covered by one of the largest archeological roofs in the world. It might be the biggest, but I can't remember.


We found this lizard laying her eggs. She wasn't very happy I got so close, and right after I snapped this photo, she jumped up and bit the camera. I was lucky she didn't bite off my finger. Her teeth were surprisingly large. For a two foot long lizard, she was really mean.

Okay, I'm kidding. Obviously she was laying eggs, but she was only about 6 inches long. And, while we were watching, she didn't move at all. I'm sure she thought that if she laid still, we wouldn't see her and just go away.

How many dogs have you seen on top of a 2000 year old pyramid? This dog wasn't very happy with me taking his photo, and right after I took the picture he lunged at the camera, teeth bared. I was lucky he didn't bite off my arm.

Did you believe me twice in a row?

Just some red ants, no biting, no growling, no visible egg laying, nothing special, but I like the photo.