Not too much has been happening lately. I have noticed that Philipa hasn't actually been spending all of her time out and about. She seems to have a pretty balanced schedule, between lounding in the fern fronds and sleeping in it's base. I've yet to actually see her hunt, but i'm sure she does, by the size of her belly. Either she has been secretly hunting while I'm not there, or she might be pregnant. If she is pregnant, then I have a whole new batch of issues to deal with with the tank. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
This morning I was finally able to get some shots of Mr. Bugg wandering around aimlessly. He seems to be doing pretty well for himself dispite all of the recent drama. Not surprisingly, I'm pretty sure he's noctournal, judging by the fact that I only ever observe him just before he dissapears into his log for the day.
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John
Bio: John
John was a long tailed grass lizard. He was a male, aproxamately 7 inches long. He had the brightest colours of the two remaining Eco Tank lizards. (I removed one of the three original ones and she lives in the holding tank).
John was usually the first one up in the morning. He was a very effective hunter and was the most outgoing and confident. He slept on the fern every night.
John was usually the first one up in the morning. He was a very effective hunter and was the most outgoing and confident. He slept on the fern every night.
Philipa
Bio: Philipa
Philipa is the last remaining inhabitant of the Eco Tank. Her colors range from white on her belly to brown along her sides and finally a beige color on her back.
She has become far more confident in herself over time, and seems to have a very strong hold on her claimed territory, the fern.
Even though the tank is going through some rough times with the shortage of crickets and the death of most of the grass, she seems to be doing relatively well for herself. She retains her hold on the fern, so that she has access to the crickets who also call it home. and the fern seems to be one of the last good hiding places.
She has become far more confident in herself over time, and seems to have a very strong hold on her claimed territory, the fern.
Even though the tank is going through some rough times with the shortage of crickets and the death of most of the grass, she seems to be doing relatively well for herself. She retains her hold on the fern, so that she has access to the crickets who also call it home. and the fern seems to be one of the last good hiding places.
Richard J. Bugg
Bio: Richard J. Bugg
Mr. Bugg is a large superworm beetle who seems to have hitched a ride into the Eco Tank as a superworm in the dirt that I used to originally fill the tank. He was not expected to last very long in the tank, mostly due to my ignorance about the lives of his kind of beetle. However he seems to have done quite well for himself in the tank. He lives in the end of the driftwood log that stretches the length of the tank. He does share his home with the occasional surviving cricket; this leads me to beleive he is either a herbivore, a scavenger, or an omnivore, feeding on dead crickets and both living and/or dead plants.
He is about 1.5cm long and completely jet black.
He is about 1.5cm long and completely jet black.
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The Eco Tank
The Ecosystem Project is a special project I'm doing for extra credits for school. The purpose is to attempt to make a fully functioning semi-contained ecosystem. It can only be semi-contained because there will have to be things added in order to keep the plants alive. There is an automatic misting machine for watering and a lighting array for full spectrum lighting. Other than that though, there is nothing added on a regular basis.
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