July 19, 2010: Dragon

[xoxoxoBruce]

Now some smart-alecky college professor is likely to come along and tell you this is a gliding lizard from Indonesia, or something.
Don't fall for it... it's a baby Dragon, I tells ya, I expect it to light up like a BIC any moment.

The crazy part is that those lines you see running through the wings like veins are actually its ribs! Evolution did a number on these guys. They can expand and contract their chests at will to glide great distances. We were only able to catch females as they were laying their eggs. All we could do is watch as the males soared overhead.

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