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The Pufferfish's Incredible Survival Tactic

Did you know pufferfish can inflate to avoid predators? Discover their unique defense mechanism!

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Daily fish fact #782

Longspined porcupinefish!

As a defense against predators, this fish can swallow water into its stretchy stomach to quickly grow in size, erecting the sharp spines on its skin that otherwise lie flat! The stomach of the longspined porcupinefish is extremely specialised for this purpose: it is full of folds, has additional muscles surrounding it that squeeze out the water once it's time to deflate, and lacks any digestive ability.

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Merformer coswave with Seahorse Soundwave and pufferfish cosmos. Since seahorse use their tails so they don’t drift away from their with the current, Sw uses him tail to curl with cosmos.

OUHH IM SICK IM SICKK I love merformers aus very much I must admit..

Pufferfish cosmos is so wonderfully correct I might sob out loud,, like yeah,, he is so pufferfish. And seahorse soundwave also fits so well with him being a cassette carrier and all AAUUUH I love it

ANYWAYS merformers coswave win, soundwave courting cosmos and holding onto him with his tail and staying close to him. Cosmos courts soundwave by drawing intricate nest-circles in the sand in order to impress him (spoiler alert: soundwave is already impressed and down bad for this little pufferfish)

Seahorses are also very affectionate with their mate so GET LOVED IDIOT PUFFERFISHHH

TEHEHEE THIS WAS VERY FUN THANK YOU FOR THE ASKKK ❤️❤��❤️❤️❤️🛸🛸🛸🛸🛸

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Who says fish don’t have a sense of romance? Male pufferfish in the genus Torquigener certainly know how to woo ladies. In an open, sandy area a male will push his body through the sand in specific directions to create intricate, geometric patterns. The more complex the pattern, the more likely he is to attract a mate.

(Images: A male white-spotted pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus) biting the cheek of a female as a part of courtship, and an example of a pufferfish ‘crop circle’ by Yoji Okata)

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*Finding Nemo Series #6*

The majority of pufferfish species are toxic, while some are among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world. In certain species, the internal organs, such as the liver, and sometimes the skin, contain tetrodotoxin, and are highly toxic to most animals when eaten; nevertheless, the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in Japan, Korea, and China, when prepared by specially trained chefs who know which part is safe to eat and in what quantity.

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Animal of the day: Puffer fish!

Pufferfish are fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. Their Latin name refers to their four large teeth, fused into an upper and lower plate, which are used for crushing the hard shells of crustaceans and molluscs, their natural prey.

They inflate by filling their elastic stomachs with vast quantities of water or air. This is a technique to evade predators, to make themselves seem too large to eat. They also have spines on their skin containing poison, which is foul tasting and often deadly.

Pufferfish teeth never stop growing, they are naturally worn down by the hard shells of their prey!

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It is so insanely cool how perceptions of beauty are a constant in not only humans but nature at large:

I was watching a clip of BBC’s Earth documentaries about Pufferfish, and the fact that they spend a full week tirelessly creating these gorgeous spirals of sand and shells to attract potential mates.

This made me thing of the bowerbirds that use blue things like pebbles and milk bottle lids to decorate their nests, to the corvids that take trinkets and shiny things that appeal to them. To even peacocks with their gorgeous plumage.

It is so beautiful that everything in the world has its own ways of aspiring to and creating beauty. It just makes the world feel that little bit more magical

Images for context - Puffish Sea Circles; Satin Bowerbird Nests

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FISHY FACT OF THE DAY:

Dolphins like using pufferfish to get "high"

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Read the remaining facts, plus myths, quotes, faqs and an epic quiz at: From Cute to Deadly: 50 Surprising Pufferfish Facts

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Daily fish fact #479

Dwarf pufferfish!

Also called a pea puffer or a pygmy puffer, their names reference their very small size: the maximum size that the species reaches is 3.5 cm (1.4 inches)! Unlike other pufferfish, the juvenile individuals of this species enjoy socialising and living in shoals in the wild.

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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Can you sleep with your eyes open? Fish can! In fact, most fish can’t close their eyes at all, as they don’t have eyelids. The only bony fish that can close its eyes are the puffer fish!

(Image: A spot-fin porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix) by Alessandro Cere)

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Dolphins sometimes harass pufferfish to get high off the toxins they release. When one dolphin gets a hit, they pass it on to their buddy.

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