Acceleration tactics when fired can reach 41G, which is four times greater than the acceleration of modern fighter aircraft.

In the new video channel BBC Earth Unplugged showed how the chameleon attacks his victim. Given the speed with which the reptile throws the language, the movie had to be removed to ultra speed camera.



in Addition to camouflage, chameleon has one amazing ability, namely shooting language. When the reptile notices the victim, she sneaks up to a distance "shot" and throws the language. The acceleration can reach 41G, which is four times greater than the acceleration of modern fighter aircraft. the



This speed provides the structure of a chameleon's tongue having a muscular canal with passing inside it  cartilaginous bone. The incredible speed of the ejection give longitudinal muscle that is relaxed and operate on the principle of a spring.

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