httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38KHc6j2-wI&feature=plcp
Hard to come to any other conclusion after observing this video clip of the Big Kahuna shot by John Rahn, right after the brown anole (BK to his friends) ate an ant, and then the spittle flew. Notice, too, the translucent, glowing tail where the sun strikes it–nice effect!
Professor of Biology and Director of the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in Saint Louis. I've spent my entire professional career studying anoles and have discovered that the more I learn about anoles, the more I realize I don't know.
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Skip Lazell
Hmmm. Strange! Are you sure it was an ant? I used to eat ants all the time when I was a kid and thought they were delicious — like lemonade!
Rich Glor
It would definitely be interesting to know what type of ant this was. Some species, like the Hispaniolan trunk anoles, practically live off of ants.
Ambika Kamath
Agree that ants can be lemonade-y! Might the lizard have gotten stung?