Top 10 Cheater Animals (6): Alligator snapping turtle

Readers, here are the top 10 cheater animals based on survey. Now my-blogmedia will present number 6. Here it is. Enjoy.

Alligator snapping turtle

An alligator snapping turtle can take your finger off with one chomp, but the cheat is in how it's able to lure its bait. The inside of the turtle's mouth is camouflaged, and on top of that their tongue features a worm-shaped appendage on its tip. Not only does this look like a fish's feast, but it actually mimics the movements of a worm as well. Can you really blame the fish for falling for it? All the turtle has to do is lie down, open up and say "ahhh" -- once an unsuspecting fish moves in for a closer look, the tremendous speed and force of the turtle's mouth completes the ambush. It's an open-and-shut case.

(source: encarta.msn)