Happy #WorldLizardDay! This western fence lizard, a California native species, feasts on termites for lunch. Western fence lizards offer excellent pest control, but did you know they also help control disease? Fewer cases of Lyme disease occur on the West Coast than the East Coast, thanks in part to our native lizards. Deer ticks carry the pathogen that causes Lyme disease. When these ticks are nymphs (immature), they will feed on lizards such as the western fence lizard. The lizard's blood has

Shout Out to Texas Spiny Lizards (Sceloporus olivaceus)... If you plant native plants, they will come ...a long with anoles, whiptails, gulf coast toads, chirping frogs, tree crickets, cool cicadas, beautiful Xylocopa bees, leaf cutter bees, tarantula hawks, gorgeous orb weavers, hummingbirds, dragonflies, and more.... | Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't