Having self-defense tool is a must in the animal world. Defense tools serve to protect themselves from enemies, competitors or predators.With sharp thorns that would certainly be impossible for predators to attack and prey on these animals, if imposed the predators will just get hurt caused by thorns. Here's a list of five animals that use this defense system:5. Beaked
beaked (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a mammal of rabbits all over his body covered with thorns. They live in the forests of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Has a long-beaked snout and a large nail to enable them to dig the soil. Defense system itself is a beaked beaked have up to 5000 and 2000 spines electric field sensors on its body, the defense was very strong and difficult to penetrate. Can be seen beaked has ideal protection to protect itself from threats.
4. Puffer fish
puffer fish (Diodon nichthemerus) is an animal with a medium-size to fish size.This fish has the ability to develop the body along with the thorns that protect them when threatened. First of all these fish will absorb the water around him to develop his body until it reaches 2 times the original large, then these fish enforce the thorns as a safeguard of ambush predators.
3. Armadillo Lizard
Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractu) are animals from Africa and Madagascar.Animal skin is extremely hard and resemble thorns. Armadillo lizard ball to protect himself by biting his body and his tail up in a circle as a defense system that is reasonably safe from predators.
2. Lion Fish
Lion Fish (Pterois antennata) is a poisonous fish that comes from the Indo-Pacific waters. This fish protects itself with a combination of sharp thorns on his body and the toxins contained within the body. If exposed to poison, it will be very fatal to living beings are exposed to the poison, even to humans.
1. Hedgehogs
Who does not know and recognize the hedgehog, an animal's body is entirely covered with sharp spikes 63-91 cm long which makes it very difficult to be attacked by predators or other animals.Hedgehogs are the animals that protect themselves by relying on the thorns either as prepared or unprepared. Makes this animal is ranked first in this list.
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