The Unmatched Speed of a Chameleon Tongue | ScienceTake

Chameleons are experts at camouflage, but they have another secret weapon: their tongues. The lizards can shoot their tongues out to more than two body lengths, at an acceleration of 8,500 feet per second per second. Watch this 2016 episode of ScienceTake for the full report.
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ScienceTake is epic.

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Great channel

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What about the power of the mantis shrimp?

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Yeah, I was going to mention that, since the Mantis shrimp causes and explosion when it punches AND that is while underwater too. It literally punches that fast it causes light and heat to be created. However, they didn't say crustacean, only reptile, bird or mammal ;~)

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Is Amazing

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I've just gone off french kissing! 😨

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Power to the little, lol, too bad this is not a political observation, or is it ...