Flexible Passage principle
Lessons from Southern Alligator Lizard
Slip through leaves.
Sidewinding Garden Slipping
Core lesson
A bendable body finds routes that rigid force cannot enter.
Biological basis
Southern Alligator Lizards have long flexible bodies and move through leaf litter, logs, shrubs, and garden cover while hunting small animals.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
FlexibilityCareful movementTight spacesAdaptationQuiet routes