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Living Stones (Lithops)
When it comes to succulents there is nothing that excites me like Lithops.
Lithops are known as Living Stones and their leaves have adapted to the desert climate by thickening and look very much like the soil and stones around them.
In the wild they would be buried in the soil / sand with only their tops exposed. They would be hard to spot by an animal.
I believe this variety is Lithops karasmontana. Many of the species are similar and hard (for me) to identify.
The hardest part of raising lithops is overwatering. You need to what would seem like underwatering and then in the winter barely give them any.
Most Lithops produce a flower that is daisy-like and is usually white or yellow.
This species is found in Namibia. I'd love to go to Africa and see them in the wild.