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What to do if there’s a blue-tongue lizard in your backyard (www.environment.sa.gov.au)
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For any non-Aussie reading this, I'd like to confuse & inform you that we affectionately call this lizard a 'Bluey'.

They're pretty iconic and different species of Bluey live in many parts of Australia. This article is from South Australia but the general information applies to all blueys. I used to have one in my backyard when I lived in Sydney. It got used to seeing me walking around and was happy just to relax on a rock. Where I live now I've got bearded dragons and I'll do a post on them sometime soon.

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[–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hmm...there's a cartoon called Bluey. Tis an Aussie nickname eh.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

    Hmm... now that you've asked... 😆

    In the case of these chubby lizards there's good reason because they have a pretty bright blue tongue but in Australia blue has different meanings depending on the context.

    There's a tradition of calling red-haired men Bluey or Blue.

    Someone who is 'true blue' is someone who is genuine and honest, the mythical 'Aussie'.

    If you're 'having a blue' with someone it means you're having a fight or an argument.

    And there are more uses of 'blue' but the above are the most Aussie slang ones.

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