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Thorny Devil Lizard, Thorny Devil, Chameleons, Reptiles And Amphibians, Lizards, Amazing Animals, Amphibians, On The Ground, Snakes

So I have to admit that I love animal shows. Crocodile Steve Irwin is a personal hero of mine. I also like Jeff Corwin, and Aud and I were watching some Corwin's Quest tonight where he started talking about this little guy. He's called a Thorny Devil and he's really neat. He's a little lizard who lives in the Australian desert and he can use little grooves in his skin to suck any water he can find towards his face. Corwin put the little guy's foot in water and you could actually see the…

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It might be thorny, but it does not need to be thirsty. This is thanks to “their microstructured skin surface, with channels in between overlapping scales, [that] enables them to collect water by capillarity and passively transport it to the mouth for ingestion.” Article: Comanns et al. (2017) “Adsorption and movement of water by skin of the Australian thorny devil (Agamidae: Moloch horridus).”

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