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Is that a dragon? Nope! Explore our Thorny Devil facts showing the unique traits of the Moloch horridus, a small reptile native to the Australian outback. Its dragon-like exterior, featuring approximately 600 conical spines, has captured everyone's attention. Step into our thorny devil facts and expand your reptile knowledge.

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What a cutey - the thorny devil lizard or Moloch - features a spiny "false head" on the back of its neck, and the lizard presents this to potential predators by dipping its real head. The thorny devil's body is ridged in structure, and this enables the animal to collect water from any part of its body. That water is then conveyed to its mouth. Sometimes seen standing in a puddle of water sucking it through it's feet and then licking it's lips. Thorny Devil Lizard, Thorny Devil, On The Ground, The Back, Close Up, A Small

What a cutey - the thorny devil lizard or Moloch - features a spiny "false head" on the back of its neck, and the lizard presents this to potential predators by dipping its real head. The thorny devil's body is ridged in structure, and this enables the animal to collect water from any part of its body. That water is then conveyed to its mouth. Sometimes seen standing in a puddle of water sucking it through it's feet and then licking it's lips.

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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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Tobias Baumgaertner on Instagram: "A Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) 📸 @tobiasvisuals on assignment for @foreverwild_earth Some mind blowing facts about the Thorny Devil: 1. They have a remarkable adaptations for inhabiting arid (dry) regions. Their microstructured skin surface, with channels in between overlapping scales, enables them to collect water by capillarity (capillary action) and passively transport it to the mouth for ingestion. This can happen through morning dew or rain that has c Thorny Devil, Capillary Action, Mind Blowing Facts, Morning Dew, Mind Blowing, Mind Blown, Facts About, Scales, Reptiles

Tobias Baumgaertner on Instagram: "A Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) 📸 @tobiasvisuals on assignment for @foreverwild_earth Some mind blowing facts about the Thorny Devil: 1. They have a remarkable adaptations for inhabiting arid (dry) regions. Their microstructured skin surface, with channels in between overlapping scales, enables them to collect water by capillarity (capillary action) and passively transport it to the mouth for ingestion. This can happen through morning dew or rain that has…

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