2. The spikes
The thorny devil’s spikes not only
provide water, but they also make the
lizard deficit to eat.
3. Spikes for life
Many reptiles that live in deserts don’t
drink much—they get the water they
need from their food.
4. Feeding
It feeds exclusively on ants (favourite
being small black ants), eating huge
numbers In a single meal it is
estimated a Thorny Devil can eat
between 600 and 3,000 ants! The
amazing fact is that they eat them one
at a time with its flicking sticky tongue,
at a rate of up to 45 a minute.
5. Habitat & Location
Thorny devils are found throughout
out Australia's interior desert, mostly
on sandy soils Plant life in these area
varies from Spinifex to "Mallei"
scrubland.
6. Resting
At night time Thorny Devils partly digs
into the soil to keep warmer During
really hot days, thorny devils dig
themselves a shallow underground
burrow sometimes under small
shrubs to provide extra protection
from the hot
