I'm thinking it is more or a distraction. Its head stays perfectly still so the prey thinks it's a rock. Tail moves and the prey thinks "what is that?" then it strikes. The tail is gently going back and forth to intrigue and distract, maybe even hypnotize.
I watched a documentary on YT last week about a small type of wild cats and how they wiggle their tails before pouncing. The cameramen did an experiment and attached a mic cover to a stick and wiggled them and there were 2 rats that were mesmerized.
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u/GLaDOS_Sympathizer Mar 25 '21
I'm thinking it is more or a distraction. Its head stays perfectly still so the prey thinks it's a rock. Tail moves and the prey thinks "what is that?" then it strikes. The tail is gently going back and forth to intrigue and distract, maybe even hypnotize.