As one of the largest chameleons in the world, this Parson's Chameleon gets hungry. We were lucky enough to catch this female (note the absence of "nose horns" seen on the male in our last post) having an early lunch.
Her tongue can extend roughly one to one and a half times her body length. The cricket she was targeting didn't have a chance against the heavily muscled, sticky tongue that forms a suction cup at the tip, specially designed to capture quick moving insects.
We're amazed that she was able to roll it all back up into that tiny mouth. Nature...especially on Madagascar...is pretty cool.
For more fun chameleon facts, click here.
Ah Man! James is going to love this!!!!! He told me last night, " I love dinosaurs the most, but I really like lizards, too."
ReplyDeleteMy kind of guy. I like dinosaurs too! And if he likes lizards, there are more to come!
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