Wild Man Dan

Welcome to the Wild Man Dan Show- We are wild about animals and about providing an educational experience that is infused with our own sense of fun and humor.

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

#TIL that the Australian Tiger Beetle is the fastest land animal by body lengths per sec, but their (excellent) visual processing is still not good enough to keep up with them, so they're completely blind while running.

https://t.co/YZD2zOrO2A

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Happy International Whale Shark Day!!!
#WhaleSharkDay #sharks #durhamnc

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Happy International Whale Shark Day!!! 🦈
#NOAA #WhaleSharkDay #sharks

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Definitely one of the most beautiful snake species out there!

[The Orianne Society @OrianneSociety]

It’s not often we get to see an #EasternIndigoSnake in the summer! They disperse away from sandhills into cooler, more productive hunting grounds during the spring and summer, so we were quite lucky to encounter this beautiful young male as it crossed a rural road.

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Take a moment to appreciate the puppy face of a ball python for #NationalDogDay ❤️❤️❤️

#snakes #pets #adorable

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

When the oversized Disney eyes go too far...

Thankfully they get cuter as they age😆

[Rory Cooper @rorylcooper]

Check out this bearded dragon embryo (~30 days old) imaged with light sheet fluorescence microscopy 🦎🔬

[Rory Cooper @rorylcooper]

Check out this bearded dragon embryo (~30 days old) imaged with light sheet fluorescence microscopy 🦎🔬

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

Our #MarineMonday Observation of the Day is this #hydrozoan - potentially Aglantha digitale - seen in #Canada by shermchar!

More details at: https://t.co/isGKi5yXc4 #nature #biodiversity #cnidaria

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

It's that time of year again!
Anyone in the southwestern US seeing the male tarantulas out looking for ladies yet? The tarantula mating season is late August through early October, so keep an eye out!

#spiders #tarantula #dating #lookingforlove

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Can there be greater happiness than that of a sunbathing beardie with a full belly? 🦎😋

#beardie #lizards #dragon #fullstomach

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Just hangin' with a Great Blue Heron
#birding #wild #NorthCarolina

[Project RattleCam @Rattlecams]

BABIES!!!

YouTube link: https://t.co/Q11aA7GzFh

Watch live at https://t.co/Mpe3yVgDlo.

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Just moseying along...

#wildlife #gophersnake #desertlife #snaketongue

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

You had me at "frog sauna" 😍
https://t.co/FNKvFt24WZ via @NatGeo

[Marisa Tellez, PhD 🇧🇿🐊 @doc_tellez]

The bond one can make with an animal is indescribable. I applaud all those who continue to break barriers and old myths about wildlife, myths that are rooted in colonialism, and to ease the human consciousness when exploiting or harming animals.

[Wild Man Dan @WildManDanShow]

Do you know how to tell the difference between a Green Tree Python and an Emerald Boa? They're very similar, but the labial pits and head scales are the giveaway (not to mention geography).
10 points if you can tell me who this is:

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

Our Observation of the Day is this robust Cape Burrowing #Scorpion (Opistophthalmus capensis), seen in #SouthAfrica by safiyyah_h!

More details at: https://t.co/22hpd6PD6j #nature #arachnology #biodiversity