Playbook: Threat display

Watching the early moves in the 2010 special election campaign will provide examples and illustrations of the Political Football playbook being used.

Today's illustration is the threat display created by pumping up your size to look as big as possible.



From WebEcoist

Inflating their bodies by gulping air and standing high on all fours helps toads who feel threatened create the illusion of larger size.

Of course, if you actually are big there is little reason to do this.