How do you launch a spike?

I've been popped several times by someone somehow launching a spike at a me. How do they do it? Is there any way to prevent them from doing it to me (besides keeping well away from spikes)?

agar.io

Best Answer

Feed the spikes your own mass until it pops to send out spurs. The key for feeding is W. The spur will shoot out the direction you fed, so if you fed from the left, the spur will shoot out right.

You can't really avoid them if they hit you point blank... but if you keep your distance and are smaller you could probably maneuver around them.