3. The Texas Horned Lizard – Shooting Blood From Eye
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With its sharp spikes, horns, hissing and an all-round unfriendly demeanor, who’d be silly enough to attempt eating a Texas Horned Lizard? Apparently, hawks, snakes, dogs, wolves, and coyotes didn’t get the memo.
To protect itself from these predators, the lizard has developed one of the most curious defenses available today. When threatened, it squirts a well-aimed stream of blood straight out of its eyes. For those predators who don’t mind getting a little messy, the blood is mixed with a foul-tasting chemical. Though it is able to spray up to five feet away, using this ‘blood cannon’ can cost the lizard up to a third of its total blood supply.
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