Thorny Devil Lizard - Walks on Water to Drink it

[00:00:01]Can you believe I drink water with my feet?

[00:00:04]Hi, I'm a thorny devil lizard. Sounds impossible, right? Well, welcome to the Australian Outback. It's dry, it's brutal, and finding a puddle out here is like winning the lottery. So, how do I survive?

[00:00:19]Check out my skin.

[00:00:21]See these deep microscopic grooves running all between my spikes? When I step in a tiny drop of morning dew, a physics trick called capillary action takes over. The grooves act [music] like a straw, sucking the water up against gravity on the outside of my skin, and it flows straight into the corners [music] of my mouth. I don't even have to bend down.

[00:00:42]I literally walk on water to drink it.

[00:00:46]Humans are actually trying to copy my skin design to harvest water in droughts. Can't blame them.

[00:00:51]Where there is a brilliant design, there is a brilliant creator.