Lizards possess a remarkable survival strategy where their tails detach and continue to wriggle, distracting predators and allowing the lizard to escape. This ability, controlled by nerves within the ...
If a cat corners a gecko, the little reptile has one last trick. It twitches its tail, snaps it off, and sprints away while the still-wiggling tail distracts the hunter. Scientists call this move ...
As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide ...