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Discover the Texas Horned Lizard: The armored reptile that sprays blood from its eyes for unique self-defense
This close-up photo reveals the Texas Horned Lizard a unique creature resembling an armored warrior. Its body is covered in distinctive horns and spiky scales providing excellent camouflage on the arid ground. This reptile is renowned for its unparalleled natural self-defense tactic the reflex of spraying blood from its eyes to deter predators. Beyond its peculiar defense ability the Texas Horned Lizard also has a characteristic diet of red harvester ants and an astonishing ability to absorb water through its skin. They are a prominent natural symbol of the Southwest USA a mysterious and fascinating organism facing environmental challenges from invasive fire ants impacting its habitat.#TexasHornedLizard #BloodSprayingDefense #UniqueReptile #Wildlife #USANature
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