A geckos tail will continue to move after being detached from the body in the same sense that if a humans arm was completely torn from the body, it would continue to twitch and move. These are the nerves within the limb. At the base of the animals tail, is cartilage, which has to ability to retract from the body when in danger. Within the tail are fat reserves, calcium, nerves etc.. The tail is still a living part of the animals body.
So the preditor will think it's the actual lizard trying to escape.
All lizards can lose their tails by getting it eaten off or something, but some lizards can 'lose' their tails. As in, if you frighten it or catch it by the tail, the lizard could detatch the tail from their body (and it would still move to confuse the attacker), and they could run away and regenerate the tail. =) -kelsey.
Whales' tails move up and down when they swim, just like peoples' legs.
yes they do
They also move by their tails when it's in the water.
well lizards have suction cup like hands and it can only hold onto somethings
Yes, Tuna - as all fish and sharks do - move their tails side to side when swimming. Whales and dolphins however, move their flukes up and down.
Chameleons move using their arms and legs as well as their prehensile tails.
No, mitochondria are organelles in a cell. Tails, or specifically flagella, are used for movement, and since mitochondria do not need to move from one place to another, they do not have tails.
The same way you (or your dog) moves.
All whales move their tails up and down.
false. Fish move their tails side to side to aid motion. However, whales were once land animals and their spines are built differently. To be able to move with that physical set up, their tails move up and down.
There are several species of Pollock, but all move by swishing their tails from side to side.