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In the wild...a thorny devil

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.

Malik Raoulda, Gabriella Siglinde, Petar Bojić, HelenaPF and 38 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Thérèse
Thérèse
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.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
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
Jaap van 't Veen club
Looks quite scary !!
3 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
An excellent and lucky shot Diana.
Thank you for posting to FFF.
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Fantastic to have seen it in real!!! I did, but in Nat Geo on tv !!!!
3 years ago.
 Berny
Berny club
what a strange animal!
3 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
A strange creature!!! Very interesting!!!!!!!******
3 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOWWWWW, never met one like this !!! Gorgeous capture *******************************
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
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
Keith Burton club
Such an amazing creature...........and perfectly adapted to it's environment. Beautifully captured Diane, the detail is fantastic!
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Lucky you to see it.
3 years ago.
 Annalia S.
Annalia S.
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)
Roger (Grisly) club
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
J. Gafarot club
It is something of another world !
Wonderful picture, unique.
Thank you Diana.
Abraço
3 years ago.
 * ઇઉ *
* ઇઉ * club
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.
 Christa1004
Christa1004 club
What a pretty spiky lizard ;-) I guess even "only" 20 cm is quite impressive when you meet it!!
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
magic nature........ and imageHappy new week:)❤️
3 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann club
A beautiful close.up. A great captured lizard!
3 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
That's some primeval monster Diana. Good job its only small. Well spotted and captured here. Cheers for sharing.

Keep safe, Herb
3 years ago.
 Guydel
Guydel club
Un animal surprenant ! Belle photo !
3 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Wow, excellent, never seen anything like that !!!
Well done, good work.
Keep well and safe my friend. Have a good day.
3 years ago.
 grobi358
grobi358 club
Exellent shot! Awesome animal! Thanks for your interesting informations!
3 years ago.
 Patrick Berty
Patrick Berty
L'art de la dissimulation, superbe prise, compliments Diana !!
3 years ago.
 Nautilus
Nautilus
la diversité du vivant....
3 years ago.
 Gabi Lombardo
Gabi Lombardo club
what an amazing and strange little monster!!
3 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Wonderful capture.
3 years ago.
 Petar Bojić
Petar Bojić club
Very strange animal!
3 years ago.
 Gabriella Siglinde
Gabriella Siglinde club
E' incredibile e straordinaria la natura in Australia!
3 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Once again... I'd love to see it for real !!!!
3 years ago.

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