A Lizard Who Cries Blood.
The regal horned lizard has a very sticky tongue with great aim and they use it to eat ants.
The regal horned lizard has a very sticky tongue with great aim and they use it to eat ants.
They get all the moisture it needs and they make up 90% of their regular diet.
These fascinating guys bleed from their eyes as if to say "Hey you! Leave me alone!"
How they do this is quite fascinating. What happens is when the lizard is being attacked by lets say a wolf, they raise their blood pressure so high that it causes their tear ducts to swell.
Finally a stream of blood flows out to scare away the wolf or whatever else that maybe trying to eat them.
How they do this is quite fascinating. What happens is when the lizard is being attacked by lets say a wolf, they raise their blood pressure so high that it causes their tear ducts to swell.
Finally a stream of blood flows out to scare away the wolf or whatever else that maybe trying to eat them.
*Photo Courtesy of:* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Horned_lizard_defense.JPG
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