When lunch fights back / Johnson, Rebecca L

An exploration of animal defenses that discusses the physical and behavioral adaptations that various species depend on for survival.

Presents the various types of defenses mechanisms used by animals, including the bone spikes of the African hairy frog, the deadly poison of the blue-spotted N. taracua termite, and the hammer-like punch of the peacock mantis shrimp.

Meet eight species with surprising defenses, including hagfish that release suffocating slime and African hairy frogs that poke their rear toe bones through their skin to create claws.