The Rock, Paper, Scissors Mating Strategy Of The Side-Blotched Lizard
Monday, March 2, 2009 - 06:14
in Biology & Nature
If you are a side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana), then you have an orange, a yellow or a blue throat (easily determined by looking in mirror). If your throat is orange, then you are a big, bad machine and will easily kick the ass of anyone with a blue throat and steal his lady lizards. Ah yeah. If your throat is blue, you are a wuss but not a complete wuss, and can still defend your women against the über-wussy yellow-throats. read more
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