Alie Ward

But the yelling, though, they say, may deter coyotes during conflict situations while increasing the sense of security in residential areas.

Either way, haze coyotes when you see one for the good of the nearby pets, but also the coyotes because it keeps them safer.

Even though they belong here as much, if not more than us.

They were here before us.

And if you have an outdoor cat, you're putting so much wildlife at risk because they love to eat lizards and birds and such.

And you might be feeding the coyotes.

So real talk, keep your kitties indoors.

But a leash is also a good idea.

We talked about stinky glands, and Andy Pepper and Emily Stauffer wanted to know, Emily asked, I don't know if this would be part of this ology, but what is it with nervous poops?

Is that a defense mechanism?

Andy asked, are there animals that poop for defense and not just out of fear, and does it matter?

Honorable mention to patron BrioDiversity, who shared that they, quote, know of two snakes, the Sonoran coral snake and the Western hooknose snake, that use cloacal popping, basically farting on command, to repel predators.

BrioDiversity called them Ophidian flatulists.

and wondered if any of Ted's research has caught wind of any other animals that employ farshal arts in self-defense.

Honestly, if you've ever been close to someone with IBS, you know it can certainly keep you anxiously ensconced in a bathroom stall when things get dicey.

Our brains and guts.

What about horned lizards?

A hand the bee, Lee Jacobstock, wanted to know, Jacob asked my question, how the heck do some lizards straight up shoot blood out of their eyeballs?

All right, there's a glut of information available on this, but let's break down how to shoot blood from your eyes in case there's ever a weird guy staring at you at the bus stop.

So first, be a horned lizard, which means eating a diet of mostly harvester ants.