Animal Defense Mechanisms

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Across
  1. 2. This marine animal defends themselves by using their venomous tentacles to paralyze predators and prey.
  2. 7. This large reptile can run across water in short spurts to escape it's predators.
  3. 8. A ___________ has spines that stick out when it inflates with air or water.
  4. 9. This insect has the worst sting in the world, it has been compared to walking over a hot fire or stepping on nails.
Down
  1. 1. An animal whose wings can beat up to 120 beats per minute.
  2. 3. This animals primary defense mechanism is to play dead when a predator is near.
  3. 4. This arthropod is closely related to the centipede.
  4. 5. This animal can use its sharp horns to defend itself from predators.
  5. 6. This animal can kill a lion with one single kick.