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The skull of a Flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii), close relative of the 'Texas horny-toad', native to the Sonoran desert. Unlike the thorny spikes on the body that are made of modified skin keratin, head spikes (horns) are bony skeletal structures covered in keratin. (📷: Emily Chebul)

Flat-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) in Mexico.  The skull has bony spike all over it, but especially near the nostrils and back fringe of the head.
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Lunasa and Samhain are the historic Gaelic harvest festivals. The first, named for Lugh (spelled Lughnasadh in Old Irish) is a celebration of the early harvests and of the community, while Samhain celebrates the last harvest and is a festival of remembrance. #WyrdWednesday

An unknown artist's depiction of Lunasa, showing a field full of people harvesting while up front one such woman, gathering blueberries, is surprised by the appearance of a crow in the wheat field; the sea is in the far background, on a bright day.

Higan is a seven-day Japanese Buddhist festival, a celebration of the equinoxes. The fall version is called shūbun, when farmers assess their harvest and families have ceremonies at ancestral graves. The red spider lilly, a symbol of death, marks the holiday. #WyrdWednesday

A red spider lily, with others out of focus in the background.