New research reveals that scuba-diving lizards, described as “the chicken nuggets of the forest,” use a bubble to breathe underwater and escape predators. American scientists say water anoles—a type ...
A humble little lizard has developed a clever escape route from predators – it blows a bubble over its nostrils and scuba dives to safety for 20 minutes or more. Now, a biologist has explored exactly ...
We see lizards almost every day– on walls, near lights, or hiding in corners. Most of the time, we don’t even pay attention ...
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This Isn’t a Marvel Character—It’s a Real Lizard
Known as the Spiderman lizard, the Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae) is a colorful lizard that lives in ...
When Dr. Lindsey Swierk studies water anoles in Central and South America, she can feel their presence even when she doesn't see them. The assistant research professor of biological sciences at ...
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These ‘Pirate Lizards’ Thrive With Three Legs
Now, the results of their work suggest that limb loss is common among lizards—and that these “ three-legged pirates ” can run ...
Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to ...
LOSOS: Lizards with longer legs usually survive better than lizards with shorter legs. And that was - just a fraction of a millimeter of leg length could make a difference between life and death. And ...
I recently loaded some fence rails in the back of the station wagon. One rail bumped the seat, and a lizard dropped into the passenger area. When I unloaded the rails, there was no sign of the lizard.
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