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The plumed basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons), also called the green basilisk, double crested basilisk, or Jesus Christ lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Corytophanidae. The species is native to Central America.
The green crested or plumed lizard is unique in its ability to run across water with speed and the method it employs to do this. It displays the behaviour as a threat response, when fleeing predators. High speed is maintained in order to prevent sinking.
This lizard is extraordinarily territorial and is known for its aggressive behaviour to the extent that multiple male lizards cannot be maintained within the same enclosure. However, they do exist in the wild in large groups that allow for multiple males.
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Chiricahua Mountains from the Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona
source: Beautiful Places To Visit
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The moment Mars peeked out from behind the moon
To acquire this ultra-detailed image, astrophotogpraher Andrew McCarthy utilized an astrophotography technique known as "lucky imaging," which involves taking quick bursts of tens, hundreds or thousands of photos and stacking the best ones on top of each other to form a single, detailed image. Due to the speed the moon travels, McCarthy had a window of just 10 seconds to take his images to avoid the lunar surface becoming blurred in the final picture. During this brief window, he took around 2,000 individual images.
📸 © @cosmic_background/Andrew McCarthy
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