The characteristics of chameleons, food, and how to raise them (feat. How to change the color of the body, the reason for changing the color of the body)

The characteristics of chameleons, food, and how to raise them (feat. How to change the color of the body, the reason for changing the color of the body)

Hello, This is duz😊

 

As far as we know, chameleons are animals that protect their bodies by changing their body color to a color similar to that of objects in contact with surrounding objects.

Is this true? 🤔

Today, we will learn about how this chameleon changes the color of the body, the characteristics of the chameleon, its food, and how to raise it.

Shall we go?

 

 

〔Characteristics of Chameleons〕

First, let's learn about the physical characteristics of chameleons.

《The eyes of the chameleon 👀》

The eyes of the chameleon can move separately from left to right and can rotate 360 degrees.

Therefore, the viewing angle of the chameleon is advantageous to track to hunt for food at 360 degrees, and when you catch food, you hunt the food by checking the exact distance in stereoscopic vision by focusing both eyes 😮

 

《The tongue of a chameleon 👅》

Chameleons are said to be able to extend their tongue to 1.5 to 2.5 times their body length.

The chameleon's tongue is sticky, which is advantageous for snatching prey quickly, and it can also be wrapped around the tongue to catch prey.




《The feet of a chameleon 🐾》

A chameleon has five toes.

It's split into two on one side and three on the other, so the chameleon's feet look like claws.

This dot helps you grip the tree easily.


《The tail of a chameleon 🦎》

The chameleon's tail is so strong that it is called the "fifth foot" that it serves to center the body as it moves between branches.

Therefore, it is generally said that chameleons that live mainly in trees have a longer tail than chameleons that live mainly on the ground.




 

〔The prey of a chameleon〕

Chameleons are carnivores that eat insects.

It mainly eats insects such as mealworms, crickets, spiders, beetles, fruit flies, and grasshoppers.🦗 Insects provide vitamins and minerals to chameleons.

If you are raising chameleons, you must pay them alive.






〔Chameleon breeding ground〕

In order to raise chameleons, we need a kennel for them to stay.

Chameleons like to go high, so you have to prepare a vertically spacious kennel, and the kennel of the chameleon requires a minimum of 45x45x90cm based on one adult.

Decorate the chameleon with branches, leaves, and vines so that it can move freely in the kennel, and 🌿 If it is difficult to manage the plant, you can decorate it with artificial plants.

Next, you need to maintain the temperature, 21 to 26 degrees Celsius, and humidity must maintain the temperature and humidity, so you need to prepare the temperature and humidity system.🌡

Also, chameleons only eat live bugs, so they need kennels to raise them.

 

 

 

〔The secret of the chameleon's body color〕

First, let's learn why chameleons change their body color.

Usually, chameleons are known to disguise themselves similarly to their surroundings to protect themselves from other animals.

In fact, the reason is half right and half wrong 🤔

Changes in the color of the chameleon's body change according to temperature, mood, and stress, not for the stomach, and communicate with the body color.

When a chameleon feels fear or great stress, its body color changes dark, which can even have a gastrointestinal effect 😮

Also, when it's cold, it's dark to absorb light. ❄ When it's hot, it's bright to reflect light. 🌞




 

 

《The principle of changing the color of the chameleon's body》

Unlike other animals that actually change the color of their bodies by moving muscle cells, chameleons cannot change their skin color itself.

Chameleons don't have muscle cells, they have fluid skin called "red vesicles" in their bodies.

It acts as a kind of reflector, and it changes the color that reflects on the skin by adjusting the angle of the reflector.

Therefore, it is not that the real skin color changes, but that it reflects the light of a specific color to make it look like the skin color has changed. 🤗



So far, we've had time to learn about chameleons.

I'm a little surprised that contrary to my thinking, I'm not arbitrarily changing the color of my body for camouflage 😮

I hope you had a good time to take the information you need or didn't know through posting today, and I'll come back with a good posting next time












Have a great day with duz '◡'



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