Some hard-shelled animals'
such as crabs and lobsters have
claws and pinchers which can
grasp and mash fingers with
surprising strength. Somewhat
similar to the claws of the crab,
the scorpion has added a new
weapon a sharp spine carry
ing a load of poison.
Besides the well-known Ameri
can porcupine which has rather
inferior quills with barbed
points, there are some crested
kinds in other countries which
have 16-inch long quills. Yeow!
Stinging Capsule
Certainly, no animal could
look more helpless than the
spineless jellyfish or sea-anemone.
Yet be careful. Many
carry tiny stinging capsules,
each capsule containing a fine,
pointed, poisonous thread coiled
springlike. Upon contact the
thread shoots out, penetrates any
soft spot it touches and instils
poison into the puncture.
An even more amazing de
fense organ, perhaps, is the
electric battery of several fish.
The- jolt can be stunning!
Birds with the astounding
power of flight to escape their
enemies as a whole are poorly
equipped with weapons. Yet the
beak foot, and wings can be
powerful. Some birds have long
spurs, too not only on the legs
but also on the wings.
Even more amazing than the
complexities of these organs is
this: What caused these parts
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sharp spines which can inflict
painful wounds. The common
stinji ray has a sharp, barbed,
seven-inch spine sticking out
from the middle of its tail. For
more effectiveness, the weaver
fish adds a jigger of venom to
its spines which are located on
its gill plates and back.
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Czechoslovakia's state television
has been sentenced to 25 years
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Prague radio said Friday. The
broadcast heard here identify
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venom, quills tipped0with fishhook-like
barbs, electric-jolting
machines, pinchers, hooked
beaks, needle-sharp spurs on
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