When water accumulates on its body, the small channels draw in the water via capillary ... wet sand on an artificial replica of the lizard's skin. They found that gravity helped pull more water ...

These can yank water out of moist sand, drawing the fluid up ... it can drink with its skin. Though long known to Aboriginal Australians, the lizard was first described by Western zoologists ...

Channels between the animals' scales draw moisture towards their mouths ... Using replica models of the lizard's skin, the scientists showed that piling sand on top of this unusual surface ...

Channels within the lizard's skin allow it to harvest water from its surroundings Scientists have unpicked how the skin of the Texas horned lizard funnels water towards its mouth - and copied the ...

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Why? Not enough slime. "We looked at a lot of lizard skin for research," Chew said. "The thing about lizards in real life, their skin’s actually really dry. Most people who looked at our Lizard ...

What devilry is this? The thorny devil lizard uses its entire skin as a web of drinking straws to soak up water from soggy sand. This allows it to drink with its feet and skin, which comes in ...

Scientists have unpicked how the skin of the Texas horned lizard funnels water towards its mouth - and copied the principles in a plastic version. This reptile can collect water from anywhere ...