Getting a Grip

Hang On Baby

Photo by Faris Mohammed on Unsplash

Leaping lizards! Or should I say gripping lizards. On the Caribbean island of Dominica, lizards appear to have adapted remarkably fast in the face of adversity. Their ability to grip and hang on has become stronger. And not just a little — ten times stronger. Lizard superpowers!

It happened fast. Scientists reason it is a drastic response to 180 mph winds of a devastating hurricane in 2016. Lizards…