spyder79
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this is incorrectGoFast":e287b said:ya know Barbara, I'm not even convinced that they seek the heat from above. I think that whether the heat source is from below or above, is irrelevant to them as they will thermoregulate their body temps no matter what. If they feel warm, then they feel warm.
I think the reason they seek the rays if the sun has nothing to do with heat but rather UV.
fresnowitte":e287b said:It would be more correct to say "that they do not sense heat as well from below as above."
I truely believe from watching some of my own beardies antics that they do not sense it from below as well as from above. I believe that it takes them longer to sense it from below, not that they don't. JMO
they sense heat via a "probe" of sorts. The third eye also known as the Parietal eye. It is essentially a photosensory organ on the top of their skull. They use it to aid in thermo-regulation, light sensing, and it helps them disern possible threats from the sky.