Lizards Tails Do WHAT?!

A while ago my friend was talking about a lizards tail falling off and it amazed me. I was so shocked because I did not know this occured in reptiles. As i researched more on this topic i found the answer to why this phenominon happeneds.

The answer is because theyre scared! Generally when they want to escape a predator. CRAZY RIGHT? Even though the tail is not attatched to the body of the lizard anymore; it moves just as if it was... in a wiggly motion. The wiggling motion of the tail distracts the predator away from the lizards body so it can escape.

You may think the lizard would die from  the detachted tail but thats false. It actually benefits the lizard. The only con of the lizard losing it tail is that it is unable to run as fast as a lizrd whos tail is attachted. Eventually the tail will grow back but it may not be as 'pretty' as the one before. Some may grow back deformed, smaller or bigger, and some different colours.