Watch Now: Here's how horned lizards eat ants without getting stung
- Courtesy of Boris Chagnaud, Ismene Fertschai, Matthias Ott and Wade Sherbrooke
- Updated
Super-slow-motion footage from a high-speed camera shows the precise and careful way that horned lizards eat harvester ants to avoid the insects' powerful bite and toxic sting. The footage is part of a study recently published in the scientific journal Biology Open.
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Super-slow-motion footage from a high-speed camera shows the precise and careful way that ho…
Imagine if your favorite food could bite you back while you eat it. That’s what horned lizards face each time they scarf up harvester ants armed with powerful mandibles and a toxic sting.
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