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Why This Remarkable Lizard Shoots Blood From Its Eyes

Unusual Eye-Defense Trick for Survival

  • Publish date: Monday، 10 August 2026 Reading time: 1 min read
Why This Remarkable Lizard Shoots Blood From Its Eyes

The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma) has one of the strangest survival tricks in the animal kingdom: a remarkable defense involving the area around its eyes. When seriously threatened, the lizard can release a small stream of fluid toward an approaching predator, giving itself a chance to escape.
 

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