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RE: The horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.) shoot blood out of their eyes to protect themselves against predators
Horned lizards out of 22 species, eight species have great ability to protect from predators by squirting blood up to approximately 5 feet. It is a fair distance to keep their predators away from them. Loosing tail at the expanse of life is another interesting tactics of horned lizard, so these species are gifted by lot of skill to save them from predators. It is good that it is not dangerous for humans but keeping them as a pet is little bit scary. Hopefully people who keep horny lizard as a pet choose only other 14 species which donot squirt blood.
Thanks for sharing @valtht
Yeah, they have some pretty cool adaptations to get away from predators.
I agree! I would probably not ever have one of these, but they are technically not dangerous at all, even if they squirt blood on you.
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It's all right that they are not technically dangerous but they seem to be scary. people get easily afraid by knowing the characteristic of squirting blood. In our region it's famous that people don't get die to snake bite they get die to due to fear of snake bite. you may said that a bad name is worse than a bad deed