What a strange looking #fish!
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This porcupine #pufferfish (#family: Diodontidae) is one of those fish you look at and just wonder ... where did you come from? Pufferfishes are known for their ability to inflate themselves when stressed or when perceiving #DANGER -
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Tetrodotoxin is a very powerful neurotoxin that these
#fishes have in concentrated amounts in#organs like their livers and#Skin. In fact, there is enough tetrodotoxin in one puffer to#kill up to thirty#humans! Tetrodotoxin is so deadly because it blocks sodium channels -1 reply 6 proslijeđenih tweetova 7 korisnika označava da im se sviđaPrikaži ovu nit
which are extremely important in action potentials - the physiological mechanism that makes our muscles work!
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Pretty crazy that there is so much toxin in such a cute little fish!
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Photo: @luminousdeep
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