BugsMama Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I'm looking for a video/documentary to help explain the why and how a lizard can drop their tail and live. Google gives me a bunch of amateur videos of it happening but no science. Help a girl out? Thanks Hive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savmom Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Not exactly a video, but one of my dd's fave sites about this: http://www.californiaherps.com/behavior/lizardbehaviortailloss.html Try google searching "caudal autotomy" then click videos on the left. There will be more technical information that way :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsMama Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Thank you! I didn't even know where to start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomatHWTK Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Cool: http://entomology.cornell.edu/cals/entomology/extension/outreach/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=1071094 (Page 7 talks about the tail.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I thought it was to fool a predator. It keeps moving while the lizard gets a way. They also play dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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