Lizard

01/04/2023

01/04/2023

01/04/2023

Male lizards secrete a special secret - a mixture of lipid compounds containing detailed information about the individuals that produced them. These chemical messages are stored in coded form in the secretions of the glands located on the inner surface of the thighs.

01/04/2023

The bites of these reptiles are very painful and act in the same way as snake bites. For animals that are not too large, the poison of vest and escorpion is fatal, but in humans it usually causes severe swelling, but sometimes it can lead to death.

01/04/2023

In the wild, lizards feed on beetles, spiders, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and earthworms. Make sure that live food is always present in the pet's menu. It can be crickets, cockroaches, flour worms.

29/03/2023

Small and medium-sized species feed mainly on various invertebrates: insects, arachnids, molluscs, and worms. Large, truly predatory lizards (lizards, tegus) attack small vertebrates: other lizards, frogs, snakes, small mammals and birds, and also eat the eggs of birds and reptiles.

27/03/2023

Lizards see the world around them in orange tones due to the structural features of the retina. Note that most animals see the world in black and white. The largest lizard currently in existence is the Komodo dragon, which can weigh up to 80 kilograms and be over 3 meters long.

24/03/2023

Lizards are attacked by almost all animals that can grab and overpower them. These are snakes, birds of prey, mammals and humans. Methods of defense against predators include morphological adaptations and special behavioral techniques.