Weird Animal Defenses

Try to guess these weird animal defences!
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What insect sprays a boiling hot chemical explosion from its abdomen to deter predators?
Bombardier Beetle
What bird vomits on itself to smell bad and scare away attackers?
Turkey Vulture
What small mammal can make its skin “slip off” so predators are left with just a mouthful of fur?
African Spiny Mouse
What amphibian shoots toxic blood from its eyes as a defense?
Horned Lizard
What sea creature turns itself inside out and expels its intestines to confuse predator?
Sea Cucumber
What rodent has armor-like scales on its tail that can break off to escape?
Armadillo Girdled Lizard
What insect fakes its own death (“playing possum”) to avoid predators?
Possum beetle
What animal shoots a cloud of ink to create a smokescreen?
Octopus
What tiny frog sweats out a sticky, glue-like substance that traps predators’ mouths shut?
Hylidae Frog
What mammal has quills that detach and stick into predators?
Porcupine
What fish inflates its body into a ball to avoid being swallowed?
Pufferfish
What insect disguises itself as bird droppings to avoid being eaten?
Caterpillar
What marsupial secretes a foul-smelling green liquid from its armpits when threatened?
Wombat
What crustacean punches with such force it can shatter glass aquariums?
Mantis Shrimp
What large mammal sprays a foul-smelling liquid from its anal glands when threatened?
Skunk
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