One of the most fascinating abilities of lizards is self amputation of its tail to evade predators.
When a lizard's tail detaches , it often continues to wriggle and move for several minutes.
This movement distract predators, giving lizard a chance to escape.
But why the tail continues to move after falling off ???
Even after separation, tail contains several nerve cells and muscles that can respond to stimuli.
These nerve signals are reflexive and do not require input from lizard's brain.
Usually, predators often target tails of their preys. When the targeted tail itself gets detached and wriggles, predators get distracted.
Wrangling detached tail is one of the defence mechanism !!!
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