Tropical lizards have a stick-to-itiveness in high wind that puts TV weather reporters to shame. Now we know why, thanks in part to a high-powered leaf blower. 

Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year put a group of little tree-hugging lizards to the test, and scientists were perfectly positioned to see which reptiles survived and why. Then researchers cranked up the leaf blower to observe just how 47 of the Caribbean critters held onto a wooden rod. 

Under tropical storm-force winds, the lizards lounged. As the wind speed cranked up, they still held on, although it got tougher. 

Even at 164 km/h, the lizards grasped the pole with two clingy front feet while their tails and back legs flapped in the wind like a flag. 

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