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Autotomy (from the Gr**** auto-, "self-" and tome, "severing", αὐτοτομία) or 'self-am****tion', is the
behaviour whereby an
animal sheds or
discards an...
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Evisceration is a
method of
autotomy involving the
ejection of
internal organs used by
animals as a
defensive strategy. Sea cu****bers (Holothuroidea) eject...
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through autotomy of arms. In fission, the
central disc
breaks into two
pieces and each
portion then
regenerates the
missing parts. In
autotomy, an arm...
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starfish as
single arms are
often removed by
predators or shed
through autotomy. Crown-of-thorns
starfish (Acanthaster planci),
which feed on
large swaths...
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after direct or
indirect contact,
including thanatosis, freezing, bobbing,
autotomy, fleeing, stridulation,
retaliation and
chemical secretions. Some animals...
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relaxed position. Like most geckos,
leopard geckos have an
ability called autotomy:
their tails can
regenerate when lost; however, the
regenerated tails appear...
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antipredator adaptations,
including running and climbing, venom, camouflage, tail
autotomy, and
reflex bleeding.
Lizards exploit a
variety of
different camouflage...
- chloroplasts.
Older individuals after autotomy did not feed and died
after 10 days. The
function of the
autotomy is unknown. In an experiment, 82 E. atroviridis...
- is diurnal, and is
avoided by snakes. Some
salamander species use tail
autotomy to
escape predators. The tail
drops off and
wriggles around for a while...
- The term
spiny mouse refers to any
species of
rodent within the
genus Acomys.
Similar in
appearance to mice of the
genus Mus,
spiny mice are
small mammals...
