Chameleon swallowed giant centipedes

The sight of chameleon crawling on trees in Thailand with giant centipede stooping half-way out of the mouth made many passersby surprised.

The chameleon turns its face downwards and takes about 5 minutes to bite the bright orange centipede.

The 30 cm long chameleon was recorded while snuggling a large tail that ran along the trunk of a tree in Loei province in northern Thailand on September 22, according to Viral Press. Appearing in front of a crowded gas filling station, the chameleon turned its face to the ground and took about 5 minutes to bite the bright orange centipede. Finally, he opened his mouth to swallow the whole giant centipede before running back to the shelter between the foliage.

"That moment was really interesting. I have never seen such a large lizard eating insects. I tried to approach it without frightening it. Many people passed by but the chameleon only paid attention. on the prey, " Patarawut Boonprasit, who witnessed the incident, shared.

Chameleon has the ability to change colors continuously and flexibly, including colors such as pink, blue, red, orange, turquoise, yellow, green. In natural environments, chameleon mainly works on trees. Their common food is vertebrate and small arthropods.