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Some animals that attack to defend themselves from predators are skunks, exploding ants, golden poison frogs, bombardier beetles, giant squid, and horned lizards.
This is one of the most popular sayings when it comes to dealing with real things in life. Particularly in sports-related activities and wars, this is heard time and time again. Quite aptly, this phrase means that to survive an imminent threat or attack, the best chance one has is to mount a good attack themselves first, in order to gain an upper hand in the situation.
It seems that this saying applies not only humans, but to other creatures too, with whom we share our existence on the planet.
Let’s take a look at a few creatures that have some truly fascinating ways to ward off predators and life-threatening situations.
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Skunk
Almost everyone is familiar with these foul-smelling creatures. Even slight contact with a skunk means a long time in the bathroom, scrubbing your clothes and skin to eliminate the stench.
Horned lizards are mainly found in America, but the largest-sized of these are called Texas horned lizards.
These lizards are capable of raising the blood pressure around the area of their eyes, so when they feel threatened by a predator, they raise the blood pressure to such a limit that their eyes squirt a jet of blood. But wait, there’s more… the blood is mixed with nasty chemicals that can be very painful for those hit by it. Quite interestingly, these lizards are capable of firing up almost one-third of their total blood volume in defense.
After seeing all these creatures and learning about their unique abilities, it is hard to deny that “offense is the best defense.” In others words, if you want to stay safe, you had better be ready to mount your own attacks!
