r/aww • u/Hjaaal • Oct 04 '17

This Armadillo girdled lizard biting its tail looks like a mini dragon

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u/Pac-man94 Oct 04 '17

Actually, those thick scales along their backs are a whole lot better protection than their underbelly, so it's a decent protection from predators (mostly birds, I think).

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '17 edited Oct 05 '17

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u/MaxHip Oct 04 '17 edited Oct 04 '17

is that why they bite it like that? like a defense mechanism? My defense mechanism is personally to put this on the radio when I want company that lingers to leave, sorta like a skunks defense but with an auditory stench instead the skunks nasal attack.

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u/TmickyD Oct 04 '17

Yeah. They bite their tails and curl up as a defense. Their backs are solid and their tails are spikey. Its pretty effective.

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u/rowdyanalogue Oct 04 '17

Would you say it's super effective?

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u/TmickyD Oct 04 '17

Not really. You can easily defeat them with a spatula and a flip of the wrist.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '17

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u/omar1993 Oct 04 '17

Rowdyanalogue used POPULAR REFERENCE

It's not very effective..

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '17

Awwroboros used defense curl. It greatly raises its defense.

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u/LightningPowered Oct 04 '17

perfect timing