Assertion: porcupine | /r/CapableOf | shoot their quills
Facets:
value: at an enemy
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at predators
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at an attacker
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from a distance
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in defense
type: PURPOSE
value: to defend themselves
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: A common myth is that porcupines can "shoot" their quills at a predator; but they can't.
text: No porcupine can throw its quills, but they detach easily and will remain embedded in an attacker.
text: A common misconception is that porcupines can “throw” their quills.
text: This whole myth about porcupines being able to shoot quills came from the porcupine characters in cartoons, where they aim and shoot their quills.
text: No porcupine can shoot its quills, but any porcupine can do significant damage by stabbing.
text: Perhaps the biggest myth of all is that a hedgehog can shoot its quills!
text: It's a common misconception that porcupines are able to "shoot" their quills.
text: But there seems to be a lot of confusion about whether porcupines shoot their quills.
text: As mentioned, porcupines don’t shoot their quills, but they do detach fairly easily.
text: Do Porcupines shoot their quills?
text: The National Geographic website mentions that porcupines can’t shoot their quills as once thought, but notes that the quills will fall off a porcupine’s body if touched.
text: I have heard that porcupines can “throw” or “shoot” their quills to defend themselves.
text: Even if no contact is made quills may fly out; this has given rise to the erroneous belief that porcupines can shoot their quills.
text: When do porcupines shoot their quills?
text: When do porcupines shoot their quills?
text: Many people believe that porcupines can shoot their quills, but this is not true.
text: Porcupines are not able to shoot their quills out in defense.
text: Another popular misconception is that porcupines shoot their quills at predators.
text: You may have heard it said that the porcupine throws its quills at its enemies.
text: Despite popular myth, the porcupine isn’t able to throw its quills.
text: I heard that when a porcupine gets scared it throws its quills.
text: porcupine can throw its quills at an attacker is a widely-believed bit of animal misinformation.
text: I have heard that porcupines can “throw” or “shoot” their quills to defend themselves.
text: The ancient belief that porcupines can throw their quills at an enemy has long been proved to be incorrect.
text: Porcupines cannot shoot or throw their quills from a distance.
text: Porcupine quills are loosely rooted, so they detach easily when they are embedded in an attacker or when the porcupine shakes its body (although the popular myth that porcupines shoot quills at their enemies is not true).
text: One myth that has been told for years is that porcupines can shoot quills.
text: No porcupine can shoot its quills, but any porcupine can do significant damage by stabbing.