The weirdest animal defense mechanisms - Did you know that there are animals that vomit as a way to protect themselves? Or that there are animals that can shoot blood out of their eyes? It seems incredibly strange, doesn't it? However, there are many more animals with even weirder defense mechanisms. Check them out in the following images!

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Texas spiny lizard - When this lizard feels threatened, it shoots blood from two cavities in its eyes.

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Motyxia - This tiny sea animal uses bioluminescence as a defense mechanism. It can also produce cyanide and other chemicals that it shoots at predators from cavities on the sides of its body.

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Skunk - This animal is well-known for spraying a foul-smelling liquid of sulfur and other chemicals from its anus that can scare off predators or even leave them temporarily blind.

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Eurasian Roller - Baby birds vomit a strange green liquid to protect themselves from predators.

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Cuttlefish - This incredible animal can change the color and pattern of its skin to blend in with the environment.

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Stick insects - This bug can camouflage itself as a stick as well as produce a toxic secretion that can cause extreme irritation to a predator's eyes and mouth.

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Sea cucumber - This incredible animal releases a toxic venom called holothurin. It can also contract its muscles so that some of its organs shoot out from its anus in order to confuse a predator and make them think that the animal is already dead. The predator can then eat the organs and the sea cucumber can escape. Its guts are also toxic and can injure a predator.

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Opossum (Didelphidae) - This interesting animal can put itself into a coma that can last several hours in order to make predators think it is already dead.

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Octopoteuthis deletron - The squid can leave two of its arms stuck to its predator in order to distract them and escape.

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Malaysian exploding ant - The name describes exactly what this ant does. It has venomous glands on its body that burst and spray a toxic substance at a predator.

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Flying fish - This fish can glide in the air for long distances in order to escape predators. It can also swim up to speeds of 60 km/h.

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Hagfish (Myxini) - This marine animal releases a substance that, when mixed with water, expands and can potentially suffocate other fish if it gets into their gills.

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Colorado potato beetle - This beetle covers itself with its own venomous feces to protect itself.

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Red-headed vulture - This species of vulture vomits everything in its stomach when it feel threatened. Not only does it smell horrible, it allows time for it to escape while reducing body weight in order to fly faster.

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Lybia - This crab has anemones on its fists that allows it to punch predators hard enough to kill them.

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Octopus (Japetella Heathi) - This octopus can make itself invisible to several types of predators, such as those that catch their prey from identifying their shadow or that use bioluminescense to 'see' prey. It turns red in color, allowing it to almost disappear.

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Iberian ribbed newt - This salamander can push out its ribs to use as weapons when it is in danger. The exposed bones contain venom that can kill potential predators.

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Hairy frog (Trichobatrachus robustos) - This type of frog exposes the bones of its thumbs to use as weapons if necessary. Scientists believe that after being used, the bones retreat back inside the hands once the frog's muscles relax.

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Northern fulmar - Just like some of the other birds seen in this gallery, this bird vomits an orange and foul-smelling liquid that sticks to its predator and is difficult for them to get rid of.

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Fire-colored beetle - This insect shoots out a boiling-hot toxic spray from its anus.

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Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar - The defense mechanism of this insect is to 'transform' itself into a snake. The caterpillar can modify its body and markings to look like one of the most feared animals in the world.

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Pygmy sperm whale - This marine animal releases a secretion from its anus that mixes with the water to create a giant cloud and protect it from predators.

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Slow loris (Nycticebus) - This creature has venomous glands located in its armpits. It rubs its hands under the armpits until they are covered with the toxic substance and then spreads it on its teeth. When it bites the predator, they go into anaphylactic shock.

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Cape porcupine - If it is being pursued at a high speed, this intelligent animal stops suddenly so that the predator crashes face first into its sharp spines.

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Dormouse (Gliridae) - This mouse has very loose fur on its tail. As soon as a predator grabs it, the fur falls off and the mouse can escape. However, it can only use this mechanism one time in its life as the fur does not grow back.

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