Scare Predators facts

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Hummingbirds build nests near and below hawk nests because their predators are scared of the hawks and tend to avoid hawk nests. Survival rates are higher for eggs laid in a cone-shaped area near/below hawk nests

how to scare away predators?

The reason we get goose bumps when feeling strong emotions is because the reflex caused our ancestors’ body hair to raise up and make them appear larger and scare off predators.

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what will scare predators?

1. When faced with direct threats, animals in the herd stand sideways to appear larger. If that does not scare the predators - oryx will use its long horns for self-defense.

2. Cobra is famous for its hood, which is a flap of skin that can be spread when snake feels angry or threatened. Hood can scare predators and chase them away.

3. Cats are scared of cucumbers not only because it sneaks up on them, but a cat's first instinct is to assume that the cucumber is a snake, which can be a deadly predator

4. Turkey Vultures use projectile vomit to scare away predators and can vomit up to 10 feet.

5. The Indonesian mimic octopus can act like a snake, flounder, starfish and more to scare away predators

6. There are some insects that explode to scare away and sometimes even kill their predators when they feel threatened.

7. When threatened, praying mantis will stand on its hind legs and spread its front legs to scare the predator. If this tactic is not effective enough, praying mantis will strike using its front legs and try to bite and pinch the predators.

8. Specific coloration of their wings provides protection against predators by confusing or even scaring them away.

9. Scientists believe that mimosa folds its leaves to repel predators (sudden movement of leaves can scare them) and to eliminate annoying insects.

10. When female Quokkas are threatened by predators, they eject an joey from their pouch, so that the female can get away. Also, an ejected joey makes a loud hissing noise that might scare away predators.

Why scar tissue forms?

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Burrowing owls mimic the sound of a rattlesnake to scare away predators.

Main feature, common for all puffer fish, is ability to ingest huge amount of water (and air sometimes) which increases their body size and turn them into odd-looking ball-like creatures. Quick transformation scares predators.

Northern pike fish faeces contain alarm pheromones that scared other fish such as fathead minnow. While they could detect the pheromone to increase their chances of survival, northern pike will not defecate where they eat as a way to hide from being detected as the predator. - source

About the Eurasian wryneck which when threatened, make snake-like head movements to try and scare predators. This attribute led to their use in witchcraft to put a "jinx" on someone.

Male Topi (antelope) deceive females to increase their chances of mating. They make false alarm calls signaling a predator is near in order to (scare the crap out of) keep the female in their territory, increasing the chance to mate. - source

When scar tissue is painful?

The smell of ladybugs comes from it's blood. The blood is called 'reflex blood' and is secreted when the beetle is scared. It is toxic and the smell is a deterrent to predators.

How do peacocks scare predators?

Some small organisms in the ocean use the 'burglar alarm effect', when attacked by a predator, they give off bioluminiscent light to attract other animals to eat or scare off their own predators