Aug 3, 2023
Armadillos are famous for their unique armor-like protective covering made of bony plates. When threatened, they can curl their body into a tight ball, exposing only their armored shell to potential predators.
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Hedgehogs have a coat of sharp spines covering their back and sides. When feeling threatened, they curl into a tight ball, with their spines facing outward to deter predators.
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Pill bugs, also known as roly-polies, are small terrestrial crustaceans. They can roll themselves into a tight ball as a protective response to potential threats.
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Giant isopods are deep-sea crustaceans related to pill bugs. They have a similar ability to roll themselves into a ball when disturbed or threatened.
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Another species of terrestrial isopod, the common pill bug, exhibits the same behavior of rolling into a ball when faced with danger.
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Some beetles, such as the pill scarab beetles (family Scarabaeidae), have a rolling behavior where they form a ball with their hind legs and roll downhill to escape from predators.
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Some spider species, like the armadillo trapdoor spider (Antrodiaetus armadillo), have adopted a rolling behavior by curling up into a ball when threatened.
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