One of Europe’s largest lizards: The Ocellated lizard Ocellated lizard, Timon lepidus, one of Europe’s largest lizard species Read more
Sensory legs Despite their frightening appearance, whip-spiders or tailless whip-scorpions are completely harmless to humans. They owe their name to their characteristic sensory appendages, which most closely resemble a whip. This is an extremely sensitive part of their body, used primarily for orientation, as well as for sensing their environment, their prey, and even for recognising one another. Read more
Metachrosis: the secret of rapid color change Metachrosis is a rapid color change in animals, involving chromatophores and light-reflecting cell structures. Read more