JackWanamaker

Thanks all, I had figured it was an aloe of some variety. I doubt malnourishment or other negative factors are at work here as this plant is maintained by the royal botanical society.

You've got this one mapped in Florida...

Thanks martinl for the ID and insight!

Undoubtedly these horns serve a defensive purpose but I wonder, at this size, if they have become a mechanism of mate selection as well?

I have also had this species jump onto my lens as I as focusing on multiple occasions, perhaps the sound or movement of the lens is similar to that of their prey?

Thanks for the info S Frazer, I think you're on track with the ID, but I can't find anything in that genus with such pink hues.

Cool series bro. The males have the yellow feathers on the head and the red beak, right?

What an excellent mimic! Great find.

Probably a leaf frog in the genus Phyllomedusinae.

I agree, this is a tailless whip scorpion.