Big lizard in my noodles

December 9, 2017 9:19 AM

On Wednesday, Twin Cities' renowned Asian grocery store United Noodles found a surprise guest lurking in their produce. The chill critter has since found a permanent home with the Minnesota Herpetological Society. In honor of this happy ending, please enjoy these videos of lizards eating noodles.

1. Gecko eating spaghetti
2. Pancake the bearded dragon eating zoodles
3. Alex the green iguana eating spaghetti, getting scritches

posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide (24 comments total)

Here in Cincinnati we have lizards introduced when a kid brought some back from Italy in 1951.
posted by 8603 at 9:24 AM on December 9, 2017 [4 favorites]

Big lizard in my noodles
Can't afford to feed him anymore
Big lizard in my noodles
Bustin' down my neighbor's door
posted by moonmilk at 9:25 AM on December 9, 2017 [17 favorites]

Reminds me of Green Fruit Loop!
posted by blnkfrnk at 9:35 AM on December 9, 2017 [5 favorites]

my name is Liz,
and wen its nite,
or wen the moon
is shiyning brite,
and all ramen
haf gon to brood -
i stay up late.
i lik the nood.
posted by chavenet at 9:42 AM on December 9, 2017 [41 favorites]

The real question is, where are all the much smaller creepy-crawlies that traveled with the lizard unnoticed?
posted by Thorzdad at 9:43 AM on December 9, 2017

You know, part of a salad-eating lifestyle is eating a bug every now and then. You just have to accept it if you want quality leaves.
posted by blnkfrnk at 9:49 AM on December 9, 2017 [6 favorites]

Oh, they found Dart!
posted by The Card Cheat at 9:51 AM on December 9, 2017 [9 favorites]

When I worked in an entomology lab as an undergrad we "adopted" a black widow spider that hitchhiked into a grocery store on a bunch of grapes. I think spiders and scorpions are relatively common stowaways.
posted by sevenyearlurk at 9:56 AM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

Probably from California, and probably not something that could survive the Minnesota winter in the wild.
posted by snofoam at 10:02 AM on December 9, 2017

This is just to say
I am the lizard in your refrigerator
You know how this goes with the plums, by now.
Lizard brain & all,
I was just like “eat.”
Not sorry.
posted by Devils Rancher at 10:19 AM on December 9, 2017 [22 favorites]

'Deadly spiders' in banana force family from County Durham home
posted by pracowity at 10:19 AM on December 9, 2017

Arboreal salamander found in Christmas tree and, happily, delivered to San Francisco Animal Care and Control.
posted by ALeaflikeStructure at 10:23 AM on December 9, 2017 [3 favorites]

'Painful erection' spiders found in family's fruit says exterminator hoping to get well paid.
posted by pracowity at 10:25 AM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

hmm...
posted by evilDoug at 10:43 AM on December 9, 2017

Oh, they found Dart!

*looks over shoulder*
posted by Fizz at 11:54 AM on December 9, 2017 [1 favorite]

Just wanted to give a shout out to United Noodles. Their Deli is fantastic.
posted by Sphinx at 2:08 PM on December 9, 2017 [4 favorites]

Ah, the video of Alex the green iguana eating spaghetti and getting scritches is impossibly adorable. At the end, when he's enjoying the aforementioned scritches, he looks like a very happy and content Sleestak.
posted by but no cigar at 4:46 PM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

One time I found a iguana running around in traffic in saint joseph michigan. I caught him and gave him to some people who claimed to have a tank and setup for one.

Then I washed my hands really well because I did not want to get lizard borne illnesses.
posted by Ferreous at 7:24 PM on December 9, 2017

Seriously, United Noodles is worth the visit if you're in the Twin Cities and aren't already on a monthly United Noodles shopping schedule. If you're smart you'll plan it so you also hit up the nearby Coastal Seafoods so you can do a DIY sushi night.

I always end up spending a little more than I planned because of the little corner full of Asian skincare and beauty products. Tiny face razors, Japanese mascara and camellia oil, sheet masks, etc.
posted by padraigin at 11:15 PM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]

Over here in Oz it's mostly frogs stowing away in bananas.
posted by Jilder at 4:23 AM on December 10, 2017 [1 favorite]

"Lizard in the noodles!"

"I know, I know! It's serious!"
posted by Mr. Bad Example at 6:53 AM on December 10, 2017 [3 favorites]

1.)Hey. That's my store. They sell delicious stuff. I love them.
2.)That looks like a Texas fence lizard I kept for a brief period of time and released. They are fast and cranky.

I love this.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:04 AM on December 11, 2017

One time I found a iguana running around in traffic in saint joseph michigan. I caught him and gave him to some people who claimed to have a tank and setup for one.

One time someone found an iguana by the side of the road in Racine Wisconsin and so of course they called my Dad, because apparently that is what one does when one finds an exotic animal by the side of the road in Wisconson, call Guy.

His name was Saul, and he liked to bob his head up and down to music. He was a pretty great dude.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:09 AM on December 11, 2017 [2 favorites]

On a second look, I believe United N00dz lizard is an Eastern fence lizard.
posted by louche mustachio at 4:11 AM on December 11, 2017