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Tiny Hats of Air Could Give 'Scuba-Diving' Lizards a Fighting Chance
"Lizard skin is hydrophobic. Typically, that allows air to stick very tightly to the skin and permits this bubble to form," explains Swierk. "But when you cover the skin with an emollient, air no longer sticks to the skin surface, so the bubbles can't form."
‘Scuba-Diving’ Lizards Breathe with Underwater Air Bubbles to Evade Predators
In the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica, a small, semi-aquatic lizard has evolved an unusual survival technique. Water anoles create a bubble over their nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators,
This lizard’s skin creates an underwater bubble helmet
Animals have evolved all manner of methods to evade danger. For one lizard species living in the tropical forests of Costa Rica, their unique escape tactic involves a makeshift oxygen tank that allows them to hide underwater nearly as long as the Guinness World Record for a human holding their breath.
Scuba-Diving Lizards Create an Air Bubble Over Their Heads to Swim Underwater
Scientists compared one group of water anoles underwater abilities to another group whose bubble-making capacity was blocked
Scuba-diving creature uses air bubbles to stay alive underwater. See the odd technique
Not only are the lizards able to stay underwater for an extended period of time, they do so by creating air bubbles on their snouts that they “rebreathe,” Swierk said in a study published Sept. 18 in the peer-reviewed journal Biology Letters.
Scuba-Diving Lizards Use Bubbles To Escape Predators In Costa Rica
New research reveals that scuba-diving lizards, described as "the chicken nuggets of the forest," use a bubble to breathe underwater
Meet the scuba diving lizards breathing by bubble
What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? Water anoles! These lizards can form a bubble over their head to support breathing underwater. They're found in the tropical forests of southern Costa Rica.
'Scuba-diving' lizards use bubble to breathe underwater and avoid predators
A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Diving lizard’s built-in ‘scuba tank’ allows it to breathe underwater, scientists say
A semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole produces a special bubble atop its head to breathe underwater and avoid predators on land, according to research.
Lizard native to Costa Rica and Panama uses bubble to breathe underwater, new study finds
A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater. (Photo by Lindsey Swierk via Courthouse News) (CN) — It took humans awhile to figure out how to swim underwater for long periods of time with scuba diving suits and other technology,
Why This Tiny Lizard Dives With a Natural Scuba Tank
Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive.
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‘Chicken nugget of the forest’ uses air bubble to stay underwater, avoid predators
Is it something that lizards do that is just a side effect of their skin’s properties or a respiratory reflex, or is this ...
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Lizard uses BUBBLE to breathe underwater in wild new video as experts discover secret weapon to survive predators
THE ANOLE, a small lizard that originates from tropical regions in the Americas, has recently been crowned the world’s ...
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