Vorgestern war prima Wetter. ☀️🦎
Und schon lockt es die #Mauereidechse|n (Podarcis muralis brongniardii) wieder nach draußen!

#natur #artenvielfalt #nature #reptilien #tierfoto #Squamata #Lacertidae #Eidechse #bochum

Snakes Can Hear You Better Than You Think

Researchers have dispelled the myth that snakes are deaf to airborne sound and can ‘hear’ only ground vibrations. Snakes were placed in a soundproofed room, and sounds with different frequencies were played on speakers. [...] The experiment suggests that snakes can indeed hear sounds in the frequency range and volume of a human voice.

https://www.sciencealert.com/snakes-can-hear-you-better-than-you-think
#snakes #herpetology #reptiles #behavioralecology #animals #squamata #biodiversity

just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Late Triassic again… fossil discovery shifts origin of modern lizard back 35 million years #CryptovaranoidesMicrolanius #Squamata https://apple.news/Adiuc-QSvSdeUY5swfzGz-g