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Native eastern fence lizards change their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants Original

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By Catherine Tylan, Tracy Langkilde
| Phys.org Verified
An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ant walk over its back. Not hungry, it ignores the insect. Soon there are lots of ants crawling up its legs, biting the scales that usually protect it and inserting their stingers in its soft underlying flesh. Not having evolved with this threat, the lizard adopts its typical defensive posture of lying flat and closing its eyes, counting on its natural camouflage to protect it. This can be a deadly decision, though.
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Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants

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By Catherine Tylan, Tracy Langkilde, Eberly College
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Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND (STATE COLLEGE, PENN.) An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ant walk over its back. Not hungry, it ignores the insect. Soon there are lots of ants crawling up its legs, biting the scales that usually protect it and inserting their stingers in its soft underlying flesh.
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Native eastern fence lizards changed their bodies and behavior in response to invasive red imported fire ants

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By Catherine Tylan, Tracy Langkilde
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