Editing Lizard (section)

====Escape, playing dead, reflex bleeding====
Many lizards attempt to escape from danger by running to a place of safety;<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cooper | first1=William E. Jr. |title=Initiation of Escape Behavior by the Texas Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) |journal=Herpetologica |date=2010 |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=23–30 |doi=10.1655/08-075.1 |s2cid=84653226 }}</ref>{{efn|The BBC's 2016 ''Planet Earth II'' showed a sequence of newly-hatched [[marine iguana]]s running to the sea past a waiting crowd of [[Galapagos racer|racer snake]]s. It was edited for dramatic effect but the sections were all genuine.<ref>{{cite web |title=From Planet Earth II, a baby iguana is chased by snakes |url=http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161114-from-planet-earth-ii-a-baby-iguana-is-chased-by-snakes |publisher=BBC |date=15 November 2016 |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502200038/http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20161114-from-planet-earth-ii-a-baby-iguana-is-chased-by-snakes |url-status=live }}</ref>}} for example, wall lizards can run up walls and hide in holes or cracks.<ref name=Spinner2014/> Horned lizards adopt differing defences for specific predators. They may [[thanatosis|play dead]] to deceive a predator that has caught them; attempt to outrun the [[rattlesnake]], which does not pursue prey; but stay still, relying on their cryptic coloration, for ''[[Masticophis]]'' whip snakes which can catch even swift prey. If caught, some species such as the [[greater short-horned lizard]] puff themselves up, making their bodies hard for a narrow-mouthed predator like a whip snake to swallow. Finally, horned lizards can [[autohaemorrhaging|squirt blood]] at [[Felidae|cat]] and [[Canidae|dog]] predators from a pouch beneath its eyes, to a distance of about {{convert|2|m|ft|abbr=off|spell=in}}; the blood tastes foul to these attackers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hewitt |first1=Sarah |title=If it has to, a horned lizard can shoot blood from its eyes |url=http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151105-if-it-has-to-a-horned-lizard-can-shoot-blood-from-its-eyes |publisher=BBC |date=5 November 2015 |access-date=6 July 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502200020/http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151105-if-it-has-to-a-horned-lizard-can-shoot-blood-from-its-eyes |url-status=live }}</ref>