The animal world is full of species, with all kinds of beautiful creatures and many fierce and frightening beasts. And the spiny animals, people should think of porcupines, hedgehogs, puffer fish, or sea urchins that often appear in seafood markets, and the animals we see today are also thorny, but they are not so common thorny animals.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > panda ant</h1>
The first impression of the animal on the panda is Meng, this little guy looks very similar to ants, and also has a black and white color similar to the panda, so it is called panda ant. But no matter how much it resembles an ant, the panda ant is not an ant, but an ant bee. They do not live in groups like bees and ants, but live alone, and without the wings of bees, they cannot fly in the air like bees.
They keep their babies in hives, feed on the pupae of other bees, and feed on nectar when they grow up. Panda ants look cute, docile and amiable, but they are actually very dangerous. Some people say that the sting on the panda ant can poison a cow, although this claim has not been clearly confirmed, but we can know the danger of the thorn on the panda ant's back. In addition, panda ants, like other bees, have a violent personality, easy to attack objects that make it feel threatened, and be stung by it, but it is not a light pinprick pain. Panda ants were first found in Chile in 1938, and are also distributed in the desert areas of Mexico, but they have not been seen in China, so there is no need to worry about being stung or bitten by this insect.
< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > lowland spotted Majima hedgehog</h1>
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The lowland striped Majima hedgehog comes from The Ranumafana National Park on the island of Madagascar and is like a combination of the shrew (qú jīng) and the hedgehog. Its body is like a normal hedgehog, full of thorns to protect itself, except that the lowland spotted Majima hedgehog has a long snout. Because the function of the tail is not large, it has gradually degenerated.
Adult lowland spotted Horse Island hedgehog
If the panda ant's sting is spell damage, then the lowland striped Horse Island hedgehog is a physical attack. When they feel threatened or dangerous, they will erect a thorn in their neck and look up to attack each other with the stab. According to the encyclopedic literature referenced, the spine of the lowland spotted Horse Island hedgehog is not poisonous (some sources say its neck is poisonous), which is why it is a physical attack.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Australian magic lizard</h1>
As soon as you hear the name of this creature, you can know that the origin of this creature belongs to Australia. Take a closer look at the body of the Australian devil lizard and you will find that this lizard is simply a hedgehog of the lizard world. Although the Australian magic lizard is no larger than the size of a palm, it is covered with hard and long spines. These spines are used by the Australian devil lizard for defense against predators.
The special color scheme of the appearance of the magic lizard visually helps to break the shape, and in the more complex environment of the background, it is difficult to find it at a glance, even if it is close to the eye.
In addition, it has a relatively large sarcoma in the neck, in fact, this is also one of its defense mechanisms, from the top it looks like its head, the existence of the false head is used to deceive predators, when in danger, they will lower their heads, buried in the front foot, lure predators to attack this place, reducing the probability of attacking the key (real head) the first time.
Many people may think that the Australian devil lizard will be terrible and threatening to humans, but in fact, their personality is very docile, and those spines are not toxic. And they only eat ants, which can be considered a harmless lizard.
In addition to the three creatures mentioned above, what other special spiny creatures do you know?