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Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis Macularis

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Tanny Ahmad

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Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis Macularis

Like many small lizards, a leopard gecko can autotomize, or shed, its tail to distract a predator or escape its grasp. A muscular spasm separates the tail at a specialized fracture point found in some of the tail vertebrae while a related adaptation clamps off blood vessels to prevent hemorrhaging. A new tail will begin to grow in a few weeks, but instead of a column of distinct bony vertebrae, it will have a less flexible rod of calcified cartilage. If the remaining original part still has a fracture point, the lizard can autotomize its tail again. A newly lost tail twitches violently until the nerve impulses run down, and is very likely to hold the predator's attention while the lizard escapes.

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growing-ok-ego 27/08/2007 17:27
Wow, like lizards, great picture.
Never have seen this one before.
Greetz growing-ok-ego
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PINDORIUS 22/01/2006 22:00
effective work!
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Stefan Blaas 22/01/2006 19:22
fantastic shot!!!
I like it very much, impressing colours and details.
Stefan
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Jaime Crystal Attenborough 22/01/2006 3:24
i know all about the lepoard Gecko now, thanks Tanny.
wonderful colours and great DOF.
this is a wonderful photo.
J
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Jacqueline Chay 22/01/2006 1:25
Very nice composition and framing
J
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JVision 22/01/2006 0:25
Wow this is an impressing capture. Thank you for the information about the leopard gecko.
Greetings
Jutta
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Werner J. Meier 21/01/2006 21:33
Der gefällt mir aber! Durch die selektive Schärfe hab ich fast den Eindruck als ob der Kopf dreidimensional aus dem Bild ragen würde.
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