• Which spider eats until it drops?
  Camel spiders of African deserts are greedy hunters. They can eat as ...

• How do snakes swallow creatures bigger than themselves?
  Desert snakes hunt largish prey, such as rats and ground squirrels. ...

• Why don’t camels get sand up their noses and in their eyes?
  Windy deserts are no problem for camels. Their nostrils close between ...

• How can you tell a rattlesnake’s age?
  A rattlesnake's rattle is made up of loose rings of hard scales. A ...

• Which bird makes a hole in a cactus to nest in?
  Woodpeckers normally nest in trees, but there are few trees in the ...

• Which invisible creature hunts with its tongue?
  The chameleon is a true camouflage expert. This lizard can change the ...

• What desert bird has a secondhand home?
  The elf owl takes over the nest hole drilled by gila woodpeckers, ...

• What lizard spends most of its life asleep?
  The chuckwalla lizard is up and about in spring and early summer, ...

• Which American bird is a speedy runner?
  The roadrunner, from the North American West races along the ground ...

• What beats off enemies with its tail?
  The spiny-tailed agama is a lizard, from the Sahara Desert, with a ...