Why so blue? It’s all to scare predators away! @AustralianWildlifeConservancy
Why so blue? It’s all to scare predators away!  @AustralianWildlifeConservancy
Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Blue-tongue Skinks have adapted a vivid strategy to avoid becoming lunch - exposing its large blue tongue, often simultaneously hissing and inflating its body to look bigger and more threatening. But why the fab colour? The hue brightly reflects UV light, which is highly visible to predators such as birds, goannas and snakes and acts as a warning to stay away.
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Why so blue? It’s all to scare predators away!

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