Category:Autotomy

**autotomy**
	self-defense behavior in which an animal sheds body parts
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Instance of	antipredator adaptation;
Subclass of	amputation;
Different from	autoamputation; autonomy;
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English: Biological adaption that allows an animal to release a body part on reflex in order to distract a predator for a chance to flee. For traumatic/pathologic spontaneous amputations, see Category:Autoamputation.

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Hemidactylus frenatus autotomy‎ (58 F)

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Rodent autotomy‎ (10 F)

Media in category "Autotomy"

The following 53 files are in this category, out of 53 total.

001 20120505-wall-lizard-without-tail.jpg 450 × 600; 133 KB
20200509 Jaszczurka zwinka 1101 1701.jpg 2,163 × 1,443; 4.07 MB
Akategani-autotomy-P7310470.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 952 KB
Alligator Lizard dropped tail.jpg 2,496 × 1,102; 1,002 KB
Anguis fragilis (Anguidae sp.), Swalmen, the Netherlands.jpg 800 × 600; 36 KB
Anguis fragilis (Slow worm) rejected tail.jpg 1,581 × 915; 749 KB
Atacama lizard1.jpg 944 × 645; 207 KB
Chiracanthium sp ventral.jpg 685 × 669; 216 KB
Crane-fly-01.jpg 1,536 × 1,536; 1.07 MB
Crocodylus niloticus individual resting with its mouth open next to the Sante River from within the Voyager Ziwani Safari Camp, on the edge of the Tsavo West National Park, near Ziwani, Kenya 6 (edited).jpg 2,494 × 641; 411 KB
CSIRO ScienceImage 1693 A Gecko.jpg 1,772 × 1,329; 2.23 MB
Eidechse abgeworfener Schwanz.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 4.77 MB
Elgaria multicarinata in San Fernando Valley 2015-03-22.jpg 2,400 × 1,600; 711 KB
Eumeces egregius1.jpg 668 × 501; 282 KB
Eumecesfasciatus.jpg 1,700 × 1,275; 1.22 MB
Falcon prey (Spiny-tailed Lizard).JPG 1,000 × 750; 118 KB
Fishing spider autotomy.jpg 1,600 × 1,067; 526 KB
FMIB 53478 Astacus klamathensis Stimpson Male Portland, Or Shjowing the abnormal, atavistic form of the regenerated claw of the left side.jpeg 700 × 1,148; 221 KB
Gecko regenerating tail.jpg 1,387 × 2,067; 1.77 MB
Golden Water Skink Top.JPG 2,764 × 1,712; 2.17 MB
Harvestman eating skink tail.jpg 640 × 480; 84 KB
I think he lost his tail in a previous battle (2912894390).jpg 1,613 × 1,153; 485 KB
J lezard des murailles rouge levant 2011.jpeg 381 × 399; 170 KB
Katydid kerala.jpg 2,556 × 1,800; 340 KB
Lacerta agilis (Ogon jaszczurki zwinki).JPG 4,288 × 2,416; 2.57 MB
Leptophyes punctatissima 20050808 028.jpg 1,280 × 960; 424 KB
Lizard tail autotomy.JPG 1,303 × 832; 344 KB
Lizard with lost tail wound 01.jpg 3,664 × 2,748; 2.24 MB
Lizard with lost tail wound 02.jpg 1,952 × 1,670; 1,021 KB
Lycodon subcinctus.jpg 1,008 × 670; 411 KB
Lézard sans queue.jpg 1,515 × 1,011; 704 KB
Lézard33.JPG 2,816 × 1,749; 2.45 MB
Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus) post-autotomy.jpg 1,179 × 711; 519 KB
Microlophus bivittatus - Tailless male.jpg 1,200 × 899; 897 KB
Mosquito just getting started (6498306213).jpg 1,365 × 768; 642 KB
Nephila clavata yamaguchi.jpg 600 × 800; 276 KB
Podarcis hispanica 20110416 3.jpg 2,400 × 1,800; 1.77 MB
Scytodes August 2014-1.jpg 2,124 × 2,665; 2.7 MB
Scytodes August 2014-2.jpg 1,972 × 1,520; 1.65 MB
Severed skink tail.webm 16 s, 640 × 480; 6.24 MB
Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) (6161776886).jpg 2,591 × 1,851; 430 KB
Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) (6161779238).jpg 3,888 × 2,592; 2.06 MB
Stålorm uten hale Tjøme Norway Anguis fragilis autotomy 2017-09-03.jpg 1,024 × 774; 299 KB
Takydromus tachydromoides (tail cut s2).JPG 2,400 × 1,440; 1.65 MB
Takydromus tachydromoides (tail cut s3).JPG 2,880 × 2,048; 2.79 MB
Takydromus tachydromoides (tail cut).JPG 2,880 × 1,680; 2.09 MB
Tarentola mauritanica 20211004a.jpg 3,600 × 3,600; 5.64 MB
Tetrigidae 2011s.jpg 1,548 × 1,317; 499 KB
White-headed dwarf gecko.jpg 1,800 × 1,200; 984 KB
Zootoca vivipara 3.JPG 1,715 × 1,139; 297 KB
Zwinka 7740.jpg 2,536 × 916; 1.41 MB
Вы, случайно, не находили мой хвостик?.jpg 3,120 × 4,160; 2.26 MB
Получаю витамин D.jpg 3,120 × 4,160; 2.4 MB

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