Goddamn. They produce tetrodotoxin in their skin glands. That’s the same neurotoxin as puffer fish.
The best defense
Submitted 4 weeks ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to science_memes@mander.xyz
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teft@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
Gonzako@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Puffer fish don’t produce it but they eat animals that do and store it for themselves
swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Let’s throw one to a pod of dolphins
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Found the secret dolphin
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
If so, we gave puffer fish a cute name.
I present to you: cute roller newt
ICastFist@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
That newt is all wet, too. What a slut
200ok@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Brown-eye of newt
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Squirt of lemon
starik@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
That yellow color probably scares birds away. All of the local predators are descendants of individuals who just happened to be scared of that color for some reason, and they were the only ones who didn’t eat the poison.
noname_yet2077@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Something tells me that this photo caused r34 but I cannot bring myself to look it up. I’ll live in blissful ignorance until I encounter it in the wild.
BierSoggyBeard@feddit.online 4 weeks ago
“Send newts”
Instructions unclear.