This Lizard's Blue Tongue Turns Ultraviolet To Scare Off Predators

Blue-tongued skinks, also known as a blue-tongued lizards, are now part of an important research due to the ultraviolet-reflective nature of their tongue. These creature have often startled researchers but a new study shows their tongues are much more than what they appear to be. In the new study, researchers analyzed how the lizard uses its tongue as a warning to predators. The researchers published their findings Thursday in the Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology journal.