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Male platypuses sharp, venomous spines on each of their hind legs that they use to fend off predators/fight competition during mating season.
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∙ 6y agoMale Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
Platypus have poisonous spurs which release venom when they are attacked. This venom has the power to paralyse even large animals so it is a very effective defence mechanism.
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∙ 11y agoMale Platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
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∙ 9y agoNot really. Unlike the male, the female does not have a venomous spur. Young females have a spur until they are about a year old, by which time the spur falls off, but it is not connected to a venom gland. The female's only protection is to hide deep in her burrow, and to remain motionless underwater if a predator approaches from above,
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∙ 10y agoPlatypuses are relatively defenceless against Man, which poses the greatest danger to them. Platypuses cannot defend themselves against being entangled in fishing nets; nor can they defend themselves against pollution and habitat loss.
When it comes to smaller predators, male platypuses have ankle spurs on their hind legs through which they can dispense venom composed largely of defensin-like proteins (DLPs), unique to the Platypus. This venom is powerful enough to kill smaller animals, and to cause agonising pain to humans.
Platypuses also dig burrows into riverbanks. These burrows are only large enough for smaller predators to enter, but they do not provide protection from snakes.
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∙ 12y agoFemale platypuses can only hide in defence. Unlike the male, they do not have venomous spurs.
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