One behavioural adaptation for the Thorny devil is the way it can inflate itself to look bigger, thus deterring predators from coming near. Another adaptation is the way they will hide their head between their front legs and present their false 'head', which is a spiky protuberance on the back of their neck.
The thorny devil has thorns/spikes on its back that help it to ward off predators in its environment. It has an extra protuberance on the back of its head which may appear to be like a second head to would-be predators.
These spikes have another function, and that is to 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.
The thorny devil's colouring is orange/yellow and black: perfect for blending into the desert environment in which it lives.
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The Thorny devil of Australia is uniquely adapted to survive in its desert habitat.
It has thorns/spikes on its back that help it to ward off predators in its environment. It has an extra protuberance on the back of its head which may appear to be like a second head to would-be predators.
These spikes have another function, and that is to 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.
The thorny devil's colouring is orange/yellow and black: perfect for blending into the desert environment in which it lives.
The thorny devil has thorns/spikes on its back that help it to ward off predators in its environment. It has an extra protuberance on the back of its head which may appear to be like a second head to would-be predators.
These spikes have another function, and that is to 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.
The thorny devil's colouring is orange/yellow and black: perfect for blending into the desert environment in which it lives.
A physiological adaptation may be how it camouflages into its habitat...
Thorny devils' spikes are sharp.
Thorny devils average less than 20cm in length.
Thorny devils can be good pets. It really depends on who you are.
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No Thorny devils cannot climb cactuses. Incidentally, cacti are not even native to Australia, which is the natural environment of the thorny devil.
Thorny devils are essentially varying patchy shades of brown and gold, which enables them to blend in with their desert surroundings. Newly hatched baby thorny devils tend towards black in colour.
Thorny devils feed primarily on ants. They simply collect the ants with their sticky tongue.
Thorny devils occur in Australia.
What animals are enemies to the thorny devil
Thorny devils are not mammals: they do not have nipples.
how does an thorny devil adapt to its envierment
It damage the thorny devil.