Thorny Devils (lizard)

Adjectives to describe a thorny devil would include thorny, sharp, yellowish-brown, well-camouflaged, slow, ungainly, enigmatic.

Just like the adult Thorny Devil only smaller. Thorny Devils reach maturity at about three years old.

Yes. The thorny devil is a lizard, and all lizards are cold-blooded.

Yes. The thorny devil is a reptile, and all reptiles are cold blooded.

No. The Thorny devil, an unusual spiked lizard of Australia, feeds almost exclusively on ants.

the thorny devil does not hunt at knight but hunts in the day it eats ants 1000 to 3000

yes to blend in

No. The "thorns" of a thorny devil, though very sharp, are neither poisonous nor venomous.

no

a thorny devil cost 90 to 1,000 dollars

Thorny devils breathe using lungs. The thorny devil is a reptile, and all reptiles breathe using lungs.

The thorny devil eats only ants. It can eat thousands of ants in a single sitting collecting them up with its sticky tongue. Therefore, it can safely be stated that the thorny devil dislikes anything except for ants.

the scientific name is Moloch Horridus

Being a reptile, the thorny devil is cold blooded. All reptiles are cold blooded.

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.

Respiratory system of all lizards is alike .

About 20 years.

thorny devil lizards need spikes to camouflages in the desert that they live in

so predators do not see them

No. Thorny devils feed exclusively on ants. They prefer small, black ants of the Iridomyrmex flavipes species.

no. they are carnivores because they eat ants and other small insects

Thorny devils hatch from eggs which are laid in burrows about 30cm underground. Incubation is 3-4 months. After emerging from the eggs, baby thorny devils must dig up to the surface. The parents take no part in raising the young thorny devils, as the babies are completely independent and will start eating ants within half an hour of emerging from the sand.

For the first year, male and female thorny devils initially grow at the same rates for the first year. After that, the females grow much quicker than the males, depending on the season, with Winter being the time of the slowest growth. Thorny devils start mating at around three years, but they are not fully mature until they are around 5 to 6 years old. The life span of the thorny devil is around 20 years.