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Meet Lizaro, my Greenhouse Pest Manager

 
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I have a makeshift greenhouse that lizards absolutely adore. This guy was actually kinda curious about me and came up to check out my hand while filling my seed trays with water.
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Any idea what they are?  What sort of bugs are they nibbling on?  Does anything in particular prey on them to be wary of?
 
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Five-Lined Skink

From the University of Kentucky website:

Food - Various insects, spiders, earthworms, crustaceans, millipedes, smaller lizards and frogs, sometimes baby mice
 
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I'd say it's a skink. We have five lined skinks here, and they look the same. I don't know what they eat, but they stay out of my way, never bite me, usually avoid the house. They don't get into my food or visibly harm the garden, so I like having them around.
 
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