Lizards

One of the less horrifying creatures which were part of my life in Masindi were wall lizards like this one, shown eating a cockroach.

Maddy was a big fan of these.  She would spot them and draw them to my attention, and I enjoyed obliging her by knocking them down with a broom.

But those lizards mamas didn't raise no fools.  As the lizards hit the ground, this crazy thing happened.  Their tails fell off!  And the tails went crazy, jumping around all over the ground, to Maddy's delight.

Meanwhile, the rest of the lizard would skitter away to safety.  However, it was only a matter of time before Maddy spotted the stump-tailed lizards and pleaded with me to knock them down again.  After that... the lizards were all out of tricks.  Sorry dudes.  Adios.