BlueCoyote 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) on the rare occasion that i get up with the sun - it usually pays off i have an odd hobby... i collect animal skulls..... well.. people tell me i'm odd for collecting animal skulls.. so i am! a fence swift? or alligator lizard? i dont remember the proper name... they're damned hard to catch, and they bite like hell!! so maybe their name is swift alligator lizard? wolf spider - they can get rather large... but still harmless. its those dark ones that hide in the shadows you have to worry about. this one here wouldnt think twice about crawling up your leg in broad daylight!! found this one while pulling weeds out of the garden.... nearly shit myself too!! it is a lynx spider.. and they are everywhere in Florida, and harmless but i didnt know that at the time!! a first time for me, seeing a Green Anole shedding its skin.. i thought i had discovered a new species.. so thats all from me for now. the camera that took all of those pics (Kodak EasyShare CX7330) is slowly dying and it wont be long until i am without a camera.. but as you can see, i've had fun with it!! Edited December 21, 2007 by BlueCoyote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zek 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 I love those shots - especially the skulls. First one a deer species, second a cow? I'm not great at identification. I collect as well using warm water maceration (effective but very smelly). Here's a good skull club; http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/skullclub/ All the best, Zek. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Cool photos! I am starting skull collection as well. My dad collects them also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 yes the first one is a deer... a doe actually.. when we moved out here summer before last there were bones everywhere - this is my grandparents old property - the people nextdoor were supposed to be playing "Care takers" but instead they played poachers.. thats fine though.. it isnt like deer are endangered out here! This one was in the back yard, under a hickory tree where they no doubt strung her up for cleaning. i had enough bones to have a whole skeleton!! what a waste of meat! i have a couple of raccoon skulls too, and one coyote - he is still a bit meaty though... might have to check out that club and its methods! my usual routine for skulls is to find and ant bed and leave it there for a while... but thats a bad idea now that i have bulldogs.. the deer in the first picture was obliterated by a stray pit bull we took into our home... all thats left now is part of the jaw bone and some teeth.. was tempting to replace the deer skull with a pit bull's.... :realmad: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FJager 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Some awesome shots there BC, really good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCoyote 0 Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 thanks dont know what i'm going to do if this camera dies... cry like a baby probably ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 Some great pictures there, BC! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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