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🐍 NEW: The spider-tailed horned #viper of #Iran catches #birds by twitching a tail tip that mimics a #spider.

New high-res micro-CT scans show no #bones inside the spider shape. The lure is modified, elongated keratin scales, meaning a #fossil of this #snake would show nothing of its most distinctive feature.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife

🐍 NEW: The spider-tailed horned #viper of #Iran catches #birds by twitching a tail tip that mimics a #spider.

New high-res micro-CT scans show no #bones inside the spider shape. The lure is modified, elongated keratin scales, meaning a #fossil of this #snake would show nothing of its most distinctive feature.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife

🐍 NEW: The spider-tailed horned #viper of #Iran catches #birds by twitching a tail tip that mimics a #spider.

New high-res micro-CT scans show no #bones inside the spider shape. The lure is modified, elongated keratin scales, meaning a #fossil of this #snake would show nothing of its most distinctive feature.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife

🐍 NEW: The spider-tailed horned #viper of #Iran catches #birds by twitching a tail tip that mimics a #spider.

New high-res micro-CT scans show no #bones inside the spider shape. The lure is modified, elongated keratin scales, meaning a #fossil of this #snake would show nothing of its most distinctive feature.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife

🐍 NEW: The spider-tailed horned #viper of #Iran catches #birds by twitching a tail tip that mimics a #spider.

New high-res micro-CT scans show no #bones inside the spider shape. The lure is modified, elongated keratin scales, meaning a #fossil of this #snake would show nothing of its most distinctive feature.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-viper-with-a-spider-for-a-tail-reveals-another-bizarre-surprise

#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife