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This Lizard Shoots Blood From Its Eyes: The Horned Toad Defense

Suhail Ahmed

In the heat-shimmer of the American Southwest, a palm-sized reptile hides in plain sight, looking more like a thumbprint of gravel than a living thing. Then, when a coyote presses too close, it performs a defense so startling it sounds like folklore: it shoots blood from the corners of its eyes. The horned lizard – ...