intergrated studies
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CHA0113BNPS
Last updated 7 years ago
Discipline:
Science Subject:
Animals
Grade:
6


The Thorny devilscary name right
Appearance
The thorny devil is found in the dry scrubland and desert in central Australia
The female thorny devils are larger than the males.The thorny devils colour matchs the desert with it'pale brown and orange. On the back of their head there is a hump so predators go for the hump i stead of the real head
Habitat
Size
How long is the thorny devil ? I can answer that, it is about 20cm long.
in the hotest part of the day the thorny devil builds a shallow burrow to get coolAs the horned lizard and he thorny devil also eat ants.
Special Features
Life cycle
After mating in September female thorny devils lay 3-10 eggs in a burrow approximatley 30cm underground. The eggs hatch after about 3 months
Family
Male/Female- differences
The thorny devil is slightly related to the horned lizard by its spikey horns
One thing that is different about males and females are that the females are a bit larger
Threats /references
When the thorny devil travels on roads it is mistaken to be a stick or a twig* www.blueplanetbiomes.org*www.sharkbay.org/thornydevilfacts*www.kidcyber.com.au/topic/thorny devil*www.wikipedia.org/thornydevil
Migration patterns/travels
Usually the thorny devils are on the roads in the early morning or late afternoons.
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