Thorny devil lizards shovel damp sand on to their backs and suck the moisture through their skin to their mouths, new research has found. The spiky reptiles live in the arid deserts and sandy plains of central and western Australia, where they feed almost exclusively on ants. Their mouths have evolved to be specific to that purpose, to the point where they are unable to simply lick water from puddles or drops of condensation. The…
Suck it up: thorny dragons use their skin like a straw to drink water
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