One of Caleb's favorite pasttimes is hunting for lizards. He has made "traps" for them, but his best success comes from simply catching them with his hands. There is plenty of "game" here for him and the other boys too. Caleb's first lizard was caught in the living room. It lost its tail after a little handling. Then Sophie was able to explain how God created lizards with the defense mechanism of dropping their tail to escape (most) captures and how they then grow a new tail.
This is the smallest lizard caught by one of the Beaman kids. We also have some lizard eggs found in the Washer girls' apartment. They are probably duds, because they have been around for a while now.
This is the largest lizard (actually a chamelion) caught in the yard. It was very intriguing and surprisingly calm. We watched its color change some when it was passed around by all the children and most of the adults.
There are a variety of insects too. We are told all the critters get more numerous during the rainy season which starts the end of November. This grasshopper was found in the rose garden.
It had recently shed its skin (which was also found in the rose garden), which may explain why it did not try to hop or fly away. Caleb is holding the skin in his right hand while the grasshopper is on his right shoulder.
Never fear, we have a band of fierce warriors to protect us from harm from any of these creatures.
This is the smallest lizard caught by one of the Beaman kids. We also have some lizard eggs found in the Washer girls' apartment. They are probably duds, because they have been around for a while now.
This is the largest lizard (actually a chamelion) caught in the yard. It was very intriguing and surprisingly calm. We watched its color change some when it was passed around by all the children and most of the adults.
There are a variety of insects too. We are told all the critters get more numerous during the rainy season which starts the end of November. This grasshopper was found in the rose garden. 
It had recently shed its skin (which was also found in the rose garden), which may explain why it did not try to hop or fly away. Caleb is holding the skin in his right hand while the grasshopper is on his right shoulder.
Never fear, we have a band of fierce warriors to protect us from harm from any of these creatures.
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