Under the cover of murky water — this Alligator Snapping Turtle's tongue masquerades as a worm, luring its prey into striking distance. 🐢 #WildlifeWednesday 🌎 | Science Channel
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An alligator snapping turtle uses its worm-like tongue as bait underwater. A curious catfish approaches and bites, triggering an explosive strike. The turtle grabs the catfish's tail for 1.2 seconds before it escapes in a cloud of silt. | Instant Karma in Nature
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America’s most enigmatic angler. Alligator snapping turtles are equipped with a worm-like attachment on their tongue area, known as a “lingual lure”. They use this to lure in small fish, crayfish, and other aquatic prey. In this region, this seems to be primarily used with most efficiency as hatchlings and juveniles, as the adults become focused on a durophagous (eating hard stuff) diet of mollusks and turtles. It’s easy to see how this turtle can lay on a muddy bottom among logs and stumps, wig
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Alligator Snapping Turtles are naturally lazy! They have a pink extension on their tongue that acts as a fishing lure. This way, they can remain completely still and have their fish dinner come right to their mouth. We encourage some exercise with our female turtle and Louise was eager to swim over to retrieve a tasty fish this morning. #WorldTurtleDay | ZooAmerica
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Opening its mouth, the alligator snapping turtle wiggles a pink worm-like tongue to lure in passing fish and—SNAP!—dinner is served. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
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The snapping turtle, a master of ambush, uses a unique fishing technique to catch its prey! With remarkable patience, it lies still at the bottom of the water, its body blending into the surroundings. The turtle’s tongue, equipped with a worm-like appendage, extends out like a clever lure. This fleshy, worm-like extension mimics the movement of prey, enticing curious fish to swim closer. As the fish approach, drawn in by the tempting “bait,” the snapping turtle springs into action, snapping its
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