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What are some differences between the thorny devil and the Tasmanian devil?
the thorny devil is a lizard and the tasmanian devil is sort of a dog. also the tasmanian devil lives in tasmania and the thorny devil lives in south australia
Does a thorny devil eat plants?
No. Thorny devils live exclusively on insects. Specifically, it prefers small, black ants of the Iridomyrmex flavipes species.
When did the thorny devil become endangered?
As of 2013, the thorny devil has not yet been classified as endangered, either by the Australian government, or by the IUCN. (This is despite incorrect information being dispensed by some websites.)
How do thorny devils drink?
The thorny devil has sharp spikes which not only serve to protect it from some predators, but have the useful function of helping 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.
What is the ecosystem of thorny devil?
The biome of a thorny devil is the desert. Thorny devils are native to the deserts and inland, arid and semi-arid regions of Australia. They are not restricted to just the hot northern regions, but are also found throughout the southern deserts where the temperatures get very cold at night in winter. Thorny devils are found where the soil is sandy, such as the spinifex sandplain and sandridge deserts. However, they are also found in the mallee region of southern South Australia and southwestern Western Australia, where mallee scrub is plentiful.
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How do thorny devils avoid predation?
The thorny devil avoids predation by a number of unique physical and behavioural adaptations. The thorny devil's back is covered in sharp spikes, or thorns. It also has a decoy head equipped with more sharp thorns on the back of its neck which it will present to predators, protecting its real head by hiding it between its front legs. It may inflate itself to look bigger and more threatening to a predator. Its colouring is effective camouflage to hide it, while its slow, jerky movements are not seen by predators as easily as the quicker, darting movements of some other lizards.
Where in the desert does the thorny devil live?
The Australian thorny devil is covered with soft spines. When water lands on the thorny devil's back, whether by rain or just overnight dew, it runs down the reptile's spines and along thousands of tiny grooves, which carry the water to the corners of the thorny devil's mouth. Its colouring ranges from yellow to reddish-brown to black, depending upon which type of soil it is crossing. It is able to use camouflage as protection, because it can change colour to match the soil beneath it. This also helps its survival.
What are some Australian desert predators?
Now that would depend on what your interpretation of a predator is Now to an Ant, an lizard called the thorny devil would be a major predator as that all thorny devils eat...ants! But to us or anything bigger they aren't much of a threat, the poor thorny devil is usually the prey Your main predators would be the larger lizards or monitors, dingos (Introduced approx 2500years ago) raptors and snakes
How do thorny devil lizards drink from their backs?
the thorny devil has spines and an impermeable skin to save all water, it also secretes urine that has had all the water taken out by a special function in the liver. the water is mainly absorbed through the skin and when its in its burrow the walls trap the water lost by respiration and the devil can then collect this water again
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