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Autotomy

The gecko drops its tail in a tight spot, some teens drop a part of their lifestyle to grow anew

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Bloody Tears

The texas horned lizard will spew blood out of their eyes as a last resort, a dramatic desperation move

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Camouflaged

An octopus uses camoflague to avoid attention, like a quiet kid who just wants to be left alone

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Colony

Ants will sacrafice themselves for the colony, the group mentality is core in team sports

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Fish Circle

A group of sardines will form a fish circle in danger, pushing each other out to the edge of the circle to face the predators, a group project gone wrong

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Flying Fish

The flying fish skips out the water for a brief escape, similar to students day dreaming in class

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Mimicry

A hoverfly mimics the apperance of a wasp, pretending to be dangerous to its predators

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Playing Dead

Opossums playing dead under extreme stress, much like us mentally shutting off to overwhelming deadlines

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Quills

The porcupines spikes keeps other away, like an antisocial edgy teen

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The Food Chain

The food chain in high school is a competition of popularity, it can be a wild jungle for whose who compete

Work by

Michael Zhang aka. mzc

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“"High School Self Defense” is a series of illustrations depicting various ways students get through high school using similar strategies as animal self-defense mechanisms.”