However, until now, researchers had no idea if this bubble enabled these lizards to stay underwater for a long time or if it merely formed as a side effect of their water-repelling skin.

A physical gill occurs in insects that use bubbles to breathe underwater. Insects have smaller oxygen requirements, and the amount of oxygen that diffuses from the water into the air of the bubble ...

These green-brown water anoles can dive underwater to escape would-be predators — and stay there for over 15 minutes thanks to an air bubble. "Water anoles are kind of like the chicken nuggets ...

And when camouflage fails, waiting out a threat underwater is an effective survival strategy, Swierk said. Trapping air in bubbles to breathe in water is practiced by some types of insects and ...

Some lizards can stay underwater for longer by blowing out and then rebreathing bubbles of air. This has been suspected since the behaviour was first observed, and now experiments have confirmed it.

For humans, living in a bubble is a figurative coping mechanism. For water anoles, it is a literal description of an underwater survival strategy. The semi-aquatic lizards found in Costa Rica’s ...

Almost every animal in the rainforest enjoys snacking on water anoles, but slippery skin and an ability to carry an air bubble underwater help them survive. By Sara Novak Water anoles, semiaquatic ...

The skin of the lizard naturally repels water, making it easier for air bubbles to form on the skin’s surface underwater. Lindsey Swierk The moisturizer didn’t hurt the lizards but prevented ...

Some commercial ships are now releasing a steady stream of bubbles underwater, and the reason ... and helps ships glide more efficiently through water by creating a layer of microbubbles along ...

A physical gill occurs in insects that use bubbles to breathe underwater. Insects have smaller oxygen requirements, and the amount of oxygen that diffuses from the water into the air of the bubble ...