Friday, July 15, 2016

Strange Creature

I'm no expert when it comes to flora and fauna, neither the natives to this part of the Middle East, nor New York, my old stomping grounds. I never actually learned the names of what one can find here, and I forgot the names of those in New York.  Generally things look pretty familiar, but yesterday I saw a creature that looked like it came out of a science fiction or monster movie with prehistoric dinosaurs, whether you believe they existed or not.



I was waiting just a few doors from my house for a friend who had told me that she could drop me off at work, when I glanced at the greenery and saw this green thing. It's a few inches long. Just then, of course, I realized that in my rush to  leave I had forgotten my camera, but B"H in today's modern world there's always a phone that can do just as good a job.

Nu? Does anyone know what it is? Please comment if you know the name or have seen such a creature, thanks.

6 comments:

Unknown said...

סממית

Batya said...

chameleon?

Unknown said...

you are asking for the impossible. I only know the name in Hebrew

Batya said...

There are very few people truly bilingual. Is Bibi one of that elite group?

Anonymous said...

Looks like a chameleon - זיקית.
A סממית is a gecko, has a smaller head.

Batya said...

Thanks for the information.