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Inflated Defense principle

Lessons from Long-spined porcupinefish

Expand the boundary.

Become too costly to swallow.

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Core lesson

A small body can win space by changing the terms of attack.

Biological basis

Long-spined Porcupinefish inflate and use spines as defenses against predators.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

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