[Closed] Best animal defence system?

^ Pretty cool, but you can't beat an exploding arse!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle

There are some aphids on my acer that secrete a sugary substance and have an army of ants that defend them.

Surely that's like saying cows produce a milky nutrient rich substance and have an army of humans to defend them.

As far as I know they herd them as we do cows* but chow down when they need to.

*kind of

"Oh you wish to eat me? Well take this muthaflipper!"

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Sir, I give you the fainting goat. Truly the very best in defence systems.

Surely that's like saying cows produce a milky nutrient rich substance and have an army of humans to defend them.

Heh, yes I guess it is.

Ahh yes, I like the fainting goats.

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

The octopus ink looks quite good until a saw a documentary recently where they put a camera on a sealion. It caught an octopus no problem, then ate it's legs to stop it escaping!

Torn between flying sharks with lasers and a T-rex with rocket launchers and machine guns.

liking the goats but...OMG its a lion etc run OH shti

And of course we mustn't forget the humble
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What about just being so massive no one is going to mess with you?

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This is pretty cool:

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This pangolin is winning.

Spitting venomous snakes.

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Yeah, spitting venom must rank pretty high up there.

How about fire ants?

+1 to fasthaggis' honey badger (ratel), just outright agression.

chambord - Member

What about just being so massive no one is going to mess with you?

Unfortunately blue whales are attacked by orca, especially the calves but also the adults, so not a guaranteed defence.

Salamander