#reptiles β Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #reptiles, aggregated by home.social.
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π 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.
#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife
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π 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.
#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife
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π 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.
#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife
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π 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.
#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife
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π 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.
#evolution #mimicry #reptiles #biology #anatomy #science #nature #animals #predators #adaptation #wildlife