NatureMapping: Field Guide Frenzy

Horned lizard or "Horny toad"

1. I love to eat ants.
2. My coloration serves as camouflage to avoid predation.
3. I have the ability to squirt an aimed stream of blood from the corners of my eyes.
4. My blood is foul-tasting to canine and feline predators.
5. My spines on the back and sides are made from modified scales.
6. I am neither a toad nor a frog.

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