Assertion: stingray | /r/CapableOf | flick their barbs
Facets:
value: in an involuntary reflex action
type: MANNER
value: as a defensive measure
type: PURPOSE
value: upwards
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Stingrays only flick their barbs upwards in an involuntary reflex action if they feel threatened, as a defensive measure when it is caught, stepped on or otherwise disturbed,” Henningsen says.