martes, 9 de octubre de 2007

CORNUDO LIZARD


THE ANIMAL KINGDOM IT'S REALLY WONDERFULL,WE CAN FIND MANY INTERESTING THINGS FOR EXAMPLE THIS FANTASTIC LIZARD, ITS NAME IS FOR THE BONES SIMILAR TO HORNS (6)THAT IT POSSESS IN ITS HEAD, IT LIVE IN DESERTIC REGIONS OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MEXICO. HIS BODIES ARE WIDE AND FLAT, THEY MEASURE BETWEEN 8 AND 13 CM OF LENGTH, HAVE SHORT LEGS, HIS FORM IS ALIKE THAT OF A TOAD. ITS FOR TO ELUDE HIGH TEMPERATURES THEY ARE BURIED INTO SAND.HIS COLOR CHANGES TO ADAPT TO THE WAY AND THIS CHANGE ALLOWS TO BE CAMOUFLAGED, THEY FEED SPECIALLY OF ANTS, BUT ALSO THEY CAN FEED OF OTHER INSECTS AS: GRASSHOPPER, MOSQUITOS, CRICKET, SPIDER(NOT PONZOÑOSAS) AND FLIES, IT CATCHES THEM WITH HIS STICKY MOUTH. THEY ARE OVIPAROUS IT PUTS HER EGGS (14-37) IN THE HUMID AND SANDY AREAS. THE INCUBATION IS 45 TO 55 DAYS. UNFORTUNALY ONLY BORN 6 OR 10 BABIES. LIFE'S AVERAGE IS GIVE 5 YEARS. AS DEFENSE GETS INFLATE,OR EVEN IT CAN THROW JETS OF BLOOD,UP TO A METER OF DISTANCE, FROM THE COMMISSURES OF HIS EYES. IT RESTRICTS THE BLOOD FLOW IN THE JUGULA VEINS OF THE NECK. THE BLOOD INCREASES THE PRESSURE IN HIS HEAD, WHICH IT INCREASSE OF SIZE OF HIS EYES AS IF THEY WENT TO GOING OUT OF ITS ORBITS. IF THIS DOESN'T SCARE HIS PREDADOR, THE LIZARD IS TOO TIGHT A BIT MORE ITS EYES AND SHOOTS JETS OF BLOOD.
IT'S FANTASTIC!!! THE NATURE IS REALLY WONDERFULL.TAKE CARE THE NATURE IS OUR OBLIGATION...

2 comentarios:

Vanina dijo...

HI VERO. YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT THIS ANIMAL IS VERY INTERESTING. I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE I NEVER SEE THIS STRANGE AND RARE SPECIES.

D@nny dijo...

Hey Verito!!!! Super interesting ur article, in fact... I didnt never listened about this strange reptile and less that it can as defense gets inflate or even it can throw jets of blood....