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The Mystery of the Lizard Tail

When lizards are under attack, they break off their tails in a fraction of a second and escape. Scientifically, this is known as tail or caudal autotomy. Since the tail is an important organ of lizards for survival as it helps them nourish, run, leap,... click to read more

Navajit S. Baban | Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Yong-Ak Song | Associate Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; New York University, New York, USA

biomimetics

lizard tail autotomy

fracture mechanics

adhesion

cohesive zone models

Reading time 3 min

published on Oct 17, 2022