NatureMapping: Field Guide Frenzy
Horned lizard or "Horny toad"
- I love to eat ants.
- My coloration serves as camouflage to avoid predation.
- I have the ability to squirt an aimed stream of blood from the corners of my eyes.
- My blood is foul-tasting to canine and feline predators.
- My spines on the back and sides are made from modified scales.
- I am neither a toad nor a frog.
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