<p><strong>Harvestmen (daddy longlegs) with fewer than eight legs have voluntarily shed a leg in order to survive a situation.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
December 3, 2015
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December 3, 2015 2 a.m.
Animals utilize self-amputation for numerous reasons
Northern alligator lizards and western blue-tailed skinks possess two unique abilities in the animal world--they can self-amputate their tail and grow it back.