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How can animals eat the thorny devil when it is covered in spikes?
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What is the thorny devil covered in?
The thorny devil's body is covered with sharp protuberances, or spikes.
How do spikes help thorny devils survive?
thorny devil lizards need spikes to camouflages in the desert that they live in so predators do not see them
Does a thorny devil hibernate?
no, the thorny devil is diurnal because it is active during the day.
What are the thorny devils natural enemies?
What animals are enemies to the thorny devil
How much water does a thorny devil need?
the thorny devil dozen need any water because go its spikes its spikes give it every thing ager does
Can animals use capillary action?
Thorny Devil
Do thorny devils use their thorns to fight?
The thorny devil's thorns, or spikes, serve several functions. The thorny devil has thorns/spikes on its back that help it to ward off predators in its environment. It has an extra protuberance on the back of its head which may appear to be like a second head to would-be predators.These spikes have another function, and that is to help channel water towards the thorny devil's mouth. Water which lands on the Thorny Devil's back, whether it be overnight condensation or rain, runs along tiny grooves on the animal's body to the corner of its mouth. It moves along these grooves by a capillary action set in motion by gulping. The Thorny devil will also rub itself up against vegetation in the early morning to collect condensation on its thorns.
How does a thorny devil die?
Just because it has "thorns" doesn't mean its impossible to kill. Thorny devils are just regular organisms that have adapted with skin covered in sharp spikes. They can die of predators, dehydration, disease, starvation, overexposure to heat, not enough heat, poison and just about any kind of death you can imagine. They are not "super lizards" because they have spikes.
Does it hurt to touch a thorny devil?
It is not recommended. The purpose of the thorns is to deter predators, but the spikes themselves are softer than expected.
Does the thorny devil drink water though its feet?
No. The thorny devil obtains water by either of two main methods. It has thorns/spikes on its back that help channel water towards the thorny devil's mouth. Water which lands on the Thorny Devil's back, whether it be overnight condensation or rain, runs along tiny grooves on the animal's body to the corner of its mouth. It moves along these grooves by a capillary action set in motion by gulping. The Thorny devil will also rub itself up against vegetation in the early morning to collect condensation on its thorns.
Is te thorny devil a mammal?
The thorny devil isn't a mammel
Is there an order to the Thorny Devil?
Yes. The Thorny devil belongs to the order Squamata.
