the muscular system of a komodo dragon
varanus komodoensis
what are komodo dragons?
Komodo dragons are oversized lizards found on several Indonesian islands. It is the largest species of lizard in the world and can grow up to 3 meters, if they weren't scary enough. They dominate their ecosystems and hunt just about anything they can eat, even humans. They stalk their prey before going in and ripping large chunks out of them with their menacing teeth. Their saliva contains a deadly septic pathogen that will kill anything in a few hours. this is NOT an animal you would want to mess with...
WHAT ARE THEIR MUSCULAR SYSTEMS LIKE?
Komodo dragons would easily be considered a bodybuilder among lizards. Its muscles are what gives a komodo dragon its large, menacing persona, with muscles stretching along to its tail. Komodo's use muscles to move its bones around and walk along the ground. Their size also serves a defensible purpose, giving it strength and pushing up its rough skin. The muscles in a komodo dragon's tail create, essentially, a large, heavy, scaly sledgehammer that also contributes to its intimidation factor.