One reason for this is that insects are cold-blooded, so they don't need to eat food to keep warm.
原因之一是因为昆虫是冷血的,所以它们并不需要靠吃食物来保暖。
Sceloporus lizards, like most others, are diurnal - active during the day - and cold-blooded, so they can't regulate their body temperature.
绿刺蜥和其它大多数物种一样,是昼行性(在白天活动)冷血动物,因此,它们不能调整自身体温。
So the 'chameleon effect', far from being the preserve of cold-blooded reptiles, is actually a warm response facilitating social interactions.
所以这样看来,变色龙效应远非是冷血的爬行动物的一种自我保护,而确实是对促进社交互动而表现出的热情响应。
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