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03-30-2017, 06:37 PM
Tiny fish’s venom makes predators zone out and release them
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If you swallow this tropical blenny, you’re likely to have bitten off more than you can chew. It has two prominent fangs on its lower jaws, which it uses to inject a unique venom that sends predators into a limp mess.
When a predator engulfs a blenny, the tiny fish bites the predator’s gums.
The bigger fish’s blood pressure plummets, its coordination goes hopelessly awry and its mouth gapes involuntarily, allowing the tiny prey to swim out unscathed.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2126373-tiny-fishs-venom-makes-predators-zone-out-and-release-them/
https://d1o50x50snmhul.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/30154159/meiacanthus_grammistes_permission_anthony_otoole-800x533.jpg
If you swallow this tropical blenny, you’re likely to have bitten off more than you can chew. It has two prominent fangs on its lower jaws, which it uses to inject a unique venom that sends predators into a limp mess.
When a predator engulfs a blenny, the tiny fish bites the predator’s gums.
The bigger fish’s blood pressure plummets, its coordination goes hopelessly awry and its mouth gapes involuntarily, allowing the tiny prey to swim out unscathed.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2126373-tiny-fishs-venom-makes-predators-zone-out-and-release-them/