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Quills are a porcupine's self-defense. An adult porcupine [Hystricomorpha subfamily] tends to be able to draw on about 30,000 quills. Specifically, porcupines suddenly turn their backs on predators, whom they then hit quickly in the face with their tails. The predators are left to deal with painful quills everywhere that they most hurt while the porcupine escapes.
The escape route is often up a tree, which serves as host plant and sleeping quarters for this herbivorous night-feeder of twigs, leaves and bark. Porcupine appetites may or may not be under control in terms of the particular woody home and food source.
A porcupine's eating of bark may do a gardener a service by revealing the presence of destructive bark beetles. At the same time, it may do a disservice by making available to similarly destructive critters the living portions by which the tree moves around soluble nutrients and photosynthetic products.
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How you protect yourself from porcupines?
how to protect yourself is don't leave food out and don't have that many trees.
What can we do to protect porcupines?
The best thing to do to help porcupines stay safe is to stop deforestation. Porcupines are being removed for their home by people who destroy their habitat.
What mammals have spines which protect you from predator?
Hedgehogs and porcupines do
How can a porcupines quill protect them?
It pokes the animal that's trying to attack it
What are the characteristic that porcupine protect their self from enemies?
Porcupines have sharp spines on their back which will harm predators if they touch them. Porcupines also can blend in with its natural surroundings.
Why are porcupines so porky?
they need to be "porky" so they can protect themselves for predators
What mammal has spines or quills to protect itself?
Porcupines have quills.
How do quillbacks protect themselfs?
they are actually called porcupines and they obviously (no offence) protect themselves with their quills. thats all i noe anyway
What The main similarity between echidnas and porcupines?
They are both mammals and have a spiked covering to protect themselves.
What do you have to protect yourself from in a haboob?
You could stay indoors to protect yourself.
How do you you protect yourself from a crocodile?
uhmm to protect yourself from a crocodile is to... GET AWAY FROM IT?!
How can you protect yourself from marijuana?
how can you protect yourself as therapist from inappropriate behaviourhide
