So when anoles first dive under water, a very thin layer of air forms around the whole body, giving them sort of a shimmery appearance, almost like quicksilver.
Mercury is the only metal that's a liquid at room temperature, which is why it's sometimes called quicksilver — which comes from the Old English for “living silver”, not the X-Men.
At Christmas time I thought of the man's baggy clothes, his still uncut hair, his quicksilver and his dejection, and made up a box for him; a cooked ham, a fruit cake, pecans and candy.