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What are the adaptions that aid in the survival of the Thorny Devil?

What are the adaptions that aid in the survival of the Thorny Devil?

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The thorny devil is not an aggressive reptile. It prefers defense and has various ways of doing this:-

1) The ability to change colour to match the soil beneath it

2) They take refuge in small shrubs upon the approach of a potential predator

3) When frightened, it tucks its head between its front legs which shows a false head or knob on its neck in the place where its normal head would be

4) If a predator attempts to flip it over it resists by applying counter pressure to the ground on the other side with its spines and its curved tail

5) Jerky movement may imitate a leaf, and it often “freezes” in mid stride

6) The ability to puff themselves up to make them appear larger

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