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The tongue can also be a lethal weapon. The tongue of some predators is coated with a glue-like
substance. The tongue shoots out towards the prey and the prey get stuck on the tongue. The
chameleon has the fastest tongue whereas the anteater has a tongue the same length as a human
arm.

Snakes, spiders, scorpions, wasps and jellyfish all use poison as a weapon to kill their prey. Snakes
inject the poison through their fangs into the prey to paralyze or kill the prey. The spider injects the

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