How the hell does that adaptation actually come about? I mean, was there a lizard with a mutation that caused his tongue to just -- fly out of his mouth?
Lizards with sticky tongues catch more food, and prosper.
Now that they have sticky tongues, they need their jaws less - so a LONGER tongue is an advantage. And then a faster tongue. And then a longer, faster tongue. Eventually, you get this.
*You* can stick your tongue out pretty quickly and accurately. If that was how humans caught food, you want to bet we'd have longer ones?
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Date: 2010-02-02 01:41 am (UTC)Other than that... pretty frickkin' impressive.
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Date: 2010-02-02 08:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-02 09:36 pm (UTC)Srsly, evolution, wtf.
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Date: 2010-02-02 10:24 pm (UTC)Lizards with sticky tongues catch more food, and prosper.
Now that they have sticky tongues, they need their jaws less - so a LONGER tongue is an advantage. And then a faster tongue. And then a longer, faster tongue. Eventually, you get this.
*You* can stick your tongue out pretty quickly and accurately. If that was how humans caught food, you want to bet we'd have longer ones?
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Date: 2010-02-02 10:28 pm (UTC)(In my head, it really came about from drunken chameleon dares to get chicks.)
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Date: 2010-02-03 08:58 am (UTC)