Gene Simmons has a show-stopping demonic tongue wag. But it’s nothing compared to the tongue action of a panther chameleon. BBC Earth’s web series Earth Unplugged put the quirky chameleon in its ...

Chameleons have to work fast to snag a cricket for their next meal. Fortunately, these little reptiles have some of the fastest and most powerful tongues of any kind of vertebrate -- and new research ...

A chameleon’s tongue is nearly two times the length of its body and it can shoot out that slimy sticky thing at 41 g, roughly four times the maximum acceleration of a fighter jet, with deadly quick ...

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The tiniest chameleons punch higher than their weight class, packing relatively more power into their tongues than their larger relatives. Small is mighty for these lizards, which can accelerate their ...

Chameleons are ambush predators that stay motionless and hidden until an ant or perhaps a smaller lizard comes within striking distance. They can capture prey weighing a third of their own body mass – ...