This fish gets predators high so it can escape
The fang blenny fish’s two-inch body is not very intimidating to predators, and its pair of teeth give it the look of a braces-wearing teenager. But those canines pack a chemical punch, helping the fang blenny escape the maw of would-be bullies.In a report published in Currently Biology, researchers found that fang blennies’ venom includes three components. The first is a neuropeptide — little protein-like molecules that help neurons pass information — that occurs in veno
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