Incredible mechanisms for the protection of animals

Some abilities of God's creation, looks at least very strange. However, fiction of this kind occurs every hour somewhere on the planet — in the woods, in the air or under water.

 

Malay ant-kamikaze









It turns out that terrorists are not only among the people. Ant-soldiers of the family of Camponotus saundersi designed by nature to self-destruct. These unusual insects have an impressive jaw gland, which is adhesive paralytic poison. When the enemies begin to surround Camponotus, it first waits to allow them closer, and then explodes. As a result of this mini-explosion in all directions scatters his signature neurotoxin that kills all around. To commit such a feat, Camponotus you just need to exert strong abdominals.

 

Sea cucumber









A miserable, sedentary, and edible sea cucumber, which has two kind of physical States "solid" and "liquid". His skin contains an unusual protein that can absorb and retain large amount of water. Cucumbers can turn into a puree to hide in a narrow slit. If he does not have time to hide, then... turned inside out, putting out the gullet with a poisonous digestive juice that painfully stings the offender. Some of these creatures can even throw pieces of his own intestines, which are then quickly restored.

 

The mixin









Pacific mixin has the most vile and ugly way to fight back. In case of danger, she uses all the pores of his body, to highlight the thick sticky mucus, restricting, thus, the enemy. At the same time that will not suffocate itself, the mixin is tied in a knot. However, this does not always saves her. Millions excessively fearful mixin become victims of their own slimy fear. If the mixin will swallow large predatory fish, all her insides will stick together and the fish will die.

 

Horned lizard









At first glance, it seems that this miniature dinosaur butting with his horns. However, horns lizards of the family iguanid from the South-West of the USA do not play any role in its protection in addition to frightening visual effect. And protected from the real enemies of the horned demure very Gothic shooting own blood from his cold eyes. For this purpose, the creeper is equipped with an unusual mechanism of self-regulation, which dramatically increases intracranial blood pressure until, until it bursts special, "combat" vessel, emitting a jet of blood, which vybrazhivaet tens of centimeters.





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