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Contrary to what some people say, my icon is indeed a Jabberwock. It is not a tick. Just compare Lewis Carroll's description below with the picture I took, and make up your own mind!

Carroll's Jabberwock

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

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The jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

Read the whole Jabberwocky poem,
and leaving my site here's a real treat
for Alice's fans:
The Dynamic Text Edition of
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

my jabberwock

fractal jabberwock

Jaws and claws, right! Here is the fabled Jabberwock, caught in a fractal field late one night after just.one.more.zoom ...

Click on it for a larger, more detailed image (gif,640x480,52k.)

The image is zoomable in FRACTINT.