Showing posts with label Basilisk Lizard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basilisk Lizard. Show all posts
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Lizard with Miraculous Feat
The Hindu puranas inform about the divine incredible powers of Holy Sages, Rishis and Siddhars – like walking on the water or floating on water etc. I know an insect that swims or surfs (or rests) on water surface with its six legs – the ‘Water Strider’! Have you heard of a lizard doing this feat? Yes, it is the Basilisk Lizard. When a predator chases, it runs on water with its two legs for about fifteen meters and escape! It has specially modified hind legs as that of a frog – webbed feet. Running with four limbs is tiresome, and with two legs, as we human do, it is quicker and easier, it seems – that too on water surface! A wonder lizard, indeed!
Labels:
Animals,
Basilisk Lizard,
Nature,
Science,
Siddhars,
Water Strider
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