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The Greater Short-Horned Lizard is known for shooting blood out of its eyesockets at high speed as a defense mechanism when threatened. : r/natureismetal
Sahana Sitaraman on Twitter: "Short horned lizards have an unusually morbid defense mechanism. When faced with danger, these #reptiles shoot #Blood out of the corner of their eyes, with the precision of
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