Chameleon's Tongue

Previously, I wrote about changes of chameleon's body color, but today I will talk about chameleon's tongue.

As you may know, chameleons catch their food by stretching their long sticky tongues.

Chameleons have very long tongues that are 1.5 to 2 times longer than their body length, and the tongues are normally folded like an accordion.

Also, chameleons launch their tongues at a very high speed by using special muscles around from the tip to the root of the tongue.

According to a study from Brown University, the acceleration of a chameleon's tongue achieves up to 264 gravities.

If the tongue were to be a car, the speed would reach a speed of 90 kilometers per hour in only 0.01 seconds.

カメレオンの舌

以前はカメレオンの体色の変化について書きましたが、今日は舌について書きます。

カメレオンが粘着性の長い舌を伸ばして、エサを捕まえるのはよく知られています。

カメレオンの舌は、体長の1.5～2倍もあり、普段はアコーディオンのように折りたたまれています。

そして、舌の先から根本にある特殊な筋肉で、バネのように高速で舌を出します。

ブラウン大学の研究によると、その加速度は最大で重力の264倍に達します。

車で例えると、0.01秒で時速90kmに達する速度だそうです。

• As you may know, chameleons catch their food by stretching their long sticky tongues.
• As you may know, chameleons catch their food (or: prey) by stretching (or: sticking out) their long sticky tongues.

• Also, chameleons launch their tongues at a very high speed by using special muscles around from the tip to the root of the tongue.
• Also, chameleons launch their tongues at a very high speed by using special muscles located around the tip and in the root of the tongue.

Interesting! Chameleons are really gifted creatures.