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2015年11月5日 — The process is quite simple. A pouch below the lizard's eyes, the ocular sinus, swells as it fills with blood. With a sudden surge of pressure, blood ... Read More

2016年9月14日 — The horned lizard has two constricting muscles that line the major veins around its eye. When these muscles contract, they cut off blood flow back ... Read More

ditmarsi, P. hernandesi, P. orbiculare, P. solare, and P. taurus) are also able to squirt an aimed stream of blood from the corners of the eyes for a distance up to 5 ft ... Read More

The ominous squirting blood emanates from ducts in the corners of their eyes and can travel a distance of up to three feet. It's meant to confuse would-be predators ... Read More

When corned by a predator, the horny toad will raise its blood pressure and flood its ocular sinuses, then the blood will jet out of its eye sockets. Read More

Learn about frogs, beetles, fish, ants, and more bizarre animal defense mechanisms. ... Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) or Horny Toad - their eyes ... Read More