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Chemical Defense

Specialized glands firing irritating acid, boiling chemical sprays, or noxious liquids directly at approaching threats.

5 creatures with this trait
Brown marmorated stink bug on a white sill, its shield-shaped back edged with pale bands

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

The shield-shaped bug whose name points to its scent glands, a fruit-eating invader from east Asia that has reached North America and Europe.

2010s Pop & ElectropopView →
▸ Florence + The Machine
Common eastern firefly on a grass blade, red and yellow shield behind its head

Common Eastern Firefly

Photinus pyralis

A beetle whose males trace a J of light at dusk and bleed defensive steroids when attacked.

Roots Reggae & Heavy DubView →
▸ King Tubby
Glossy black fire salamander with bold yellow spots walking over pale gravel

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Black-and-yellow woodland amphibian whose glands behind the eyes secrete toxic alkaloids it can spray at attackers.

Electronic Metalcore & Nu-MetalView →
▸ Lake Malice
Red ladybird with black spots on a broad green leaf

Seven-Spot Ladybird

Coccinella septempunctata

The red beetle that bleeds poison from its leg joints.

Garage Blues & Swamp RockView →
▸ The White Stripes
Pure white snow petrel gliding over blue water with its wings held wide

Snow Petrel

Pagodroma nivea

An all-white Antarctic seabird that sometimes nests hundreds of kilometers inland and spits stomach oil that can build up around its nest for thousands of years.

Dream Pop & ShoegazeView →
▸ Ride