The chameleon’s tongue, which it uses as a deadly weapon to capture and reel in its prey, can accelerate at four times the rate of a jet fighter. BBC camera’s catch it in action in slow motion. The tongue is longer than its body length and has a bone at its base to provide stability.
Originally published by Cosmos as Chameleon’s deadly tongue
Bill Condie
Bill Condie is a science journalist based in Adelaide, Australia.
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