Assertion: horned lizard's tail | /r/CapableOf | distract the predator
Facets:
value: further
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The shed tail itself shakes convulsively for several minutes, further distracting the predator and improving the lizard's odds of escaping unharmed with one less body part.
text: Certain sea slugs discard stinging papillae; arthropods such as crabs can sacrifice a claw, which can be regrown over several successive moults; among vertebrates, many geckos and other lizards shed their tails when attacked: the tail goes on writhing for a while, distracting the predator, and giving the lizard time to escape; a smaller tail slowly regrows.