https://www.pitara.com/tags/chameleons/Recent content in Chameleons on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-do-chameleons-latch-on-to-prey-using-just-their-tongue/Mon, 01 Oct 2001 11:11:12 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-do-chameleons-latch-on-to-prey-using-just-their-tongue/<p>Have you ever seen a chameleon flick its tongue at a fly? Well, this small reptile with a foot long body has an extremely long tongue. Its nearly three-fourths the length of its body!</p> <p>A chameleon can launch its tongue out at targets up to two body lengths away. It flicks its tongue and can snap its prey in 1/25th of a second! This is faster than you can blink your eye!</p> <p>Once the tongue makes contact with a prey, the prey gets attached to the sticky tongue like glue. The chameleon then withdraws its tongue, with the prey firmly attached into its mouth. The chameleon&rsquo;s sticky tongue is capable of gripping anything – sometimes even lassoing lizards nearly the same size as itself.</p>