I just went on my back patio and there was an injured lizard - its tail was cut off, probably by my dog or even me, not sure.
I grabbed the lizard and tossed it in my side yard, but the tail went on thrashing for almost a minute.
How can a tail do that? I always assumed the muscles are controlled by the brain.
So I did a quick search. It didn't provide any real clues, but I did come across the interesting story of Mike the Headless Chicken. I suppose I might have eventually come up with answers for my lizard question, but I was enthralled with Mike. Maybe you'll enjoy his story too.
http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/
I grabbed the lizard and tossed it in my side yard, but the tail went on thrashing for almost a minute.
How can a tail do that? I always assumed the muscles are controlled by the brain.
So I did a quick search. It didn't provide any real clues, but I did come across the interesting story of Mike the Headless Chicken. I suppose I might have eventually come up with answers for my lizard question, but I was enthralled with Mike. Maybe you'll enjoy his story too.
http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/