Fish-Scale Geckos' Delicate Skin Conceals Body Armor (IMAGE)
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Fish-scale geckos shed their skin when threatened. But CT scans reveal bony deposits -- essentially body armor -- in their scales, raising the question of why the geckos seem to have conflicting defense strategies.
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Image by Paluh et al. in the African Journal of Herpetology
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