Looks can be deceptive: This adorable looking fish can kill 30 people with its poison!
Pufferfish, known for their unique ability to inflate and their potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX), are both fascinating and deadly. These creatures, with nearly 200 species, use their inflation and toxins as defense mechanisms. Despite the danger, pufferfish, or fugu, are a delicacy in Japan, prepared by licensed chefs to minimize the risk of poisoning.
Pufferfish, known for their unique ability to inflate and their potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX), are both fascinating and deadly. These creatures, with nearly 200 species, use their inflation and toxins as defense mechanisms. Despite the danger, pufferfish, or fugu, are a delicacy in Japan, prepared by licensed chefs to minimize the risk of poisoning.
