Licking power: Chameleon unleashes huge tongue to catch a dragonfly
By Tom Gillespie @TomGillespie1
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The colourful lizard feasted on the winged insect as it was perched on a stick, in Batam Island, Indonesia.
Photographer Ais Setiawan, who snapped the images, said: "I was playing with my panther chameleon. Suddenly a dragonfly came over the trees adjacent to it.
Then suddenly the panther chameleon issued its long tongue to eat the dragonfly."
The 21-year-old, who works as a technician, keeps the lizard as a pet at his home in Batam.
He captured the incredible images in his back garden on February 12, when his sticky-tongued chameleon managed to catch two dragonflies.
Ais continued: "I was surprised to see the long tongue of the panther chameleon, I got pictures and I was thrilled."
There are roughly 180 species of chameleon, with many of them recognised for their ability to change colour to blend in with their surroundings.
Panther chameleons are native to Madagascar and the males can grow to up to 20 inches in length.
