(Christopher V. Anderson) Chameleons, such as this one, feed by way of ballistic tongue projection, which achieves remarkable performance due to elastic recoil.
Research Finds Chameleons Have Weatherproof Tongues
MARCH 09, 2010Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Cold conditions normally slow down muscle performance. New research has found that the tongue of the chameleon shoots out like a rubber band gun, maintaining high function at even very low temperatures.
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