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Fashionable anole shedding its skin

While my mom was watering our milkweed, she spotted this anole and called me to come see. I had to capture its portrait as I thought the anole’s shedding skin made it look like it was a rich lady wearing one of those giant rich lady coats.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 04.2017
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T5
Copyright: © Makenna Connolly