Did Dilophosaurus Spit Acid?

Though you may know the Dilophosaurus as the small, frilled, acid-spitting beast from Jurassic Park, a new comprehensive fossil analysis sets the record straight. ... The Dilophosaurus from Jurassic Park unfurls large, multicolored frills around its head before spitting corrosive venom.

Did Dilophosaurus really spit venom?

The real Dilophosaurus had no neck frills, was a monster at a length of 20 ft, and did not spit venom. When Jurassic Park was shot, Dilophosaurus was already known to be a large dinosaur, while the frills and the venom were fictionalised embellishments.

What does a Dilophosaurus spit out?

One of the earliest carnivores, we now know that Dilophosaurus is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure.