The Life of Animals | Thorny Devil | It inhabits arid scrub and desert over most of central Australia. In particular, it inhabits spinifex (triodia) sandridge desert sandplain and within the interior and mallee belt. It also has a false head on its back Threatened it feels it lowers its head the between its front legs, and only the false head is visible.
The food That is the devil Mainly eats ants, Iridomyrmex Often or Ochetellus (early reports indicate Iridomyrmex flavipes as the predominant prey, but this species was renamed Ochetellus flavipes in 1992).
The popular appeal of the Thorny Devil is the basis of an anecdotal petty scam; American servicemen stationed in Southwest Australia were the resource persons reputed to have been sold the Thorny fruits of a weed species, Called Double Gees (Emex australis), as 'Thorny Devil eggs' .
