LACE MONITOR
Behavioural Adaptations:
Lace monitors are able to climb trees to safety when they feel threatened. Mother lace monitors lay their eggs in a termite mound and the termites rebuild their mound to protect the egg, this also allows for immediate food source once they have hatched. Physiological Adaptations: They have a venomous bite and a forked tongue to warn off predators and weaken their prey before they eat them. Structural Adaptations: Their strong claws can be used to climb trees to escape from predators and climb to safety and also appear dangerous. The lace monitor tail is longer than head and body combine which gives the lizard a larger appearance so that predators think that it is not worth hunting. |