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Pictured, a Northern Bluetongue skink performing a “full-tongue” display in response to a simulated attack by a model predator. The lizard flashes its large tongue several times while performing other ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

When attacked, bluetongue skinks open their mouth suddenly and as wide as possible to reveal their conspicuously coloured tongues. This surprise action serves as their last line of defence to save ...