To defend themselves from enemies and dangers, animals implement very specific defense strategies that may appear rather bizarre to us. Possums, for example, pretend to be dead to escape their opponents.
To defend against enemies and dangers animals implement some defense strategies very specific that to us may appear rather bizarre. Possums, for example, pretend to be dead to escape their opponents.
Other animals emit foul-smelling and poisonous substances to make enemies flee or they blend in. But there is so much more. Here are some really curious examples that you may not know yet.
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Texas horned lizard
La Texas horned lizard it is able to splash a gush of blood from one of the corners of its eyes to deter predators. By contracting its muscles, this lizard achieves a truly frightening effect on its enemies. The eyes redden and swell until they begin to emit blood. Here is a video of National Geographic which proves it.
Newts from the Iberian coasts
The newts of the Iberian coasts they use their ribs as weapons. When threatened these animals use their ribs as weapons by pushing them forward through the taut skin to create a defensive barrier. Furthermore, when attacked by predators, these animals secrete a milky and poisonous substance on the surface of their body to try to defeat the enemy.
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Rane Wolverine
Some rane, soprannominate “Wolverine”, when they feel threatened they go so far as to put in place an extreme measure: they make the bones of their fingers pierce their skin towards the tip so that they turn into claws. These are real defense weapons to counter enemies.
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Malayan ants
The colonies of Malayan ants the roles to be performed are divided among themselves. Some of them take care of defending the group from enemy attacks while others implement a strategy that earned them the nickname of kamikaze ants. These ants completely contract their bodies to emit the poison and after such an effort they risk dying.
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Bomber beetles
I bomber beetles they do not simply use poison to confront their enemies. They emit a chemical that can burn their attacker. It is a very powerful defense weapon that goes beyond the foul-smelling substances produced by common bedbugs. Watch the video.
Termites from French Guiana
Le termites from French Guiana they spend their lives preparing an attack on the enemy. Older termites place themselves at the forefront of opponents because they are particularly ready to fight. The glands in their abdomen produce a highly toxic substance to ward off enemies. Watch the video.
Flying fish
I flying fish they have an extraordinary strategy for evading enemies. These pitches are able to escape by swimming at great speed. The very speed allows them to leap beyond the surface of the water and remain outside for a long time thanks to the movements of the tail. The flight can allow them to distance themselves from the surface of the sea by several meters.
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8) Sea cucumbers
The holothuroids or holothurias, commonly known as sea cucumbers or sea cucumbers, are a class of Echinoderms found on the seabed all over the world. They use a defense mechanism called self-evisceration, in which to scare the enemy they are able to extract the intestines from their body. Watch the video.
Myxinidae
When threatened these animals expel one slime substance which mixes with water. Predators risk getting trapped in this viscous, sticky substance. Thus the prey defends itself from their attacks. Watch the video to understand this unusual defense mechanism.
Boxer crabs
There are details crabs nicknamed "Boxer" which defend themselves thanks to the help of sea anemones. When they are in danger, they grab a small sea anemone for each claw and wave it to warn the enemies, who thus know they are running the risk of being attacked.
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Marta Albè
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