/duh-loh-nee-uh/ • n.
the fear when people genuinely like you and you can't fathom why.
thinking you aren't the one they deserve cause of the qualities you hate the most about yourself.
i don't own tmnt or any character except for mine.
[season 1...
written by _callmesa DOLONIA / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
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❝ I love you," I say to him, only it comes out, "Hey." "So damn much," he says back, only it comes out, "Dude." He still won't meet my eyes. ❞
I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson.
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LIZARD is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes ( and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians ), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except antarctica, as well most oceanic island chains. the grouping is paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos.
Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. some lineages ( known as 'legless lizards' ), have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. they are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signaling, often with bright colors, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the komodo eats mammals as big as water buffalo.
Lizards make use of a variety of antipredator adaptations, including camouflage, reflex bleeding, and the ability tosacrifice and regrow their tails.
Lizards typically have rounded torsos, elevated heads on short necks, four limbs and long tails, although some are legless. lizards and snakes share a movable quadrate bone. some lizards such as chameleons have prehensile tails, assisting them in climbing among vegetation.
The skin of lizards is covered in overlapping scales made of keratin. this provides protection from the environment and reduces water loss through evaporation. this adaptation enables lizards to thrive in some of the driest deserts on earth. the skin is tough and leathery, and is shed ( sloughed ) as the animal grows. unlike snakes which shed the skin in a single piece, lizards slough their skin in several pieces. the scales may be modified into spines for display or protection, and some species have bone osteoderms underneath the scales.
