Porcupine hangs on a willow tree branch, Alaska
Porcupine hangs on a willow tree branch, Alaska (© Design Pics/Danita Delimont)
Psycho quiller!
Psycho quiller? Nope, this is no homicidal rodent. Act friendly and keep a tail's length of distance, and you should be safe from a spiny fate. (That thing about porcupines launching their quills at you like darts? Yeah, total myth.)
© Design Pics/Danita Delimont