The Little Old Lizard That Lives In My Grill
This has been amusing me for a week now, a small green lizard has moved into my SUV grill and seems to think it’s a great place to hang out and catch bugs. He crawls all over the bumper, the hood, in and out of the grill but mostly hangs off the lower edge waiting for tasty insects to pass by.
When he spots his prey he leaps down onto the pavement below, snatches it up and scurries back, where he jumps up onto one of the tires then leaps across to the bumper. Sometimes I’ve seen it do it from the upper grill which is about a 3 foot drop! And it only takes him a few moments to return to his station. It does this all day long and it’s been going on for a solid week now.
Occasionally it will climb onto the hood and lay there in the sun because they like that warmth. It seems to be most active when it’s really warm in the middle of the day. Here’s a closeup of him ready to pounce. LOL
I haven’t been driving that much all week so I know he hasn’t been disturbed very much, but earlier today I took a 60 mile drive and I feared he would be gone. Not so! Shortly after I returned home, there he was, poking his head out and hungry! He went right to work. These guys are extremely plentiful in this neighborhood, you can’t step outside without seeing one and they eat tons of bugs. They’re actually pretty good to have around.
So now that I seem to have a permanent resident pet, that also fills the roles of bug catcher, security attack lizard and a cool looking hood ornament, I think it’s time I gave it a name but I can’t think of any good ones. I’m taking suggestions, anyone want to name my lizard? I might even let the winner pet him! Hmm, pet my lizard, that sounds kinda naughty actually… Name my lizard!
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I’ve been racking my brain all week for an appropriate lizard name and I’ve got nothin’.
I am enjoying hearing the adventures of your new pet though. And LMAO @ “cool looking hood ornament!”
And I’ll pass on petting the lizard
Mr. Johnson?
Pecker?
And my all-time favorite:
Lizard.
Mr. Willie
The Tongue
Big, Bad, Bug Killer
Harry
how cute!!! I WANT ONE!
I’m thinking Eddie Lizard….LOL (guess that’s only funny if you know who the comedian/actor Eddie Izzard is)…
or maybe Geico….
ooooh! or Lizzie.
Lizzie the Lizard.
Hey Se7en…. I think you should name him Hazard… because that’s the kind of life he’s leading… the Lizard of Hazard…
Naming your lizard sounds awefully personal.
But I’d name the reptile on your truck Fred.
Cause it’s the first name that popped into my head.
Thin Lizzy?
You get all the fun creatures in your grill! I got Mice in my van
I’m thinking Darwin is a good name for a lizard.
That’s great! A baby salamander tried to come in my house yesterday morning. Sad to say, he is no more. I was just trying to scoot him out the door and got carried away and smooshed him. RIP.
Name suggestion: Fats
King Lizzy
Little Crock (heh)
I’d call him Lucky…Lucky his ass hasn’t been run over yet.
Aw, how cute! I like those little lizards. My niece had a little green pet lizard once. She called him Iggy. I have no idea why.:)
A green lizard on Se7en’s truck? 7-Up! Duh.
LOL @ Nanner’s suggestion. I used to have a gecko many years ago and called it Sobe after the lizards on the SoBe drinks.
So do you think the little guy clung onto the grill for the whole ride? Or do you think he hopped off when you left and got back on when you came home?
You should really borrow a camcorder and film the little guy; it’d be a big hit on YouTube!!
Tin Lizzy
I have a feeling it won’t matter once you get driving on a more regular basis. Then you can call it road kill.
I suspect if he’s not careful his name may end up being “Road Kill”!
Lisabindacity recommended your lizard story to me since I recently did a post about Fence Lizards. Good story she was right!
I don’t know maybe name him “Hoody” I know corny, huh?
That’s awesome! Way to live life on the edge - maybe call him “Mr. Balls”