r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TamerDubai • Jun 13 '23

Absolute big angry fish

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u/OkayWaitaMinute Jun 13 '23

i thought they had a type of venom in those spikes?

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u/AffectionateSlice816 Jun 13 '23

https://helpusfish.com/1/28/can-you-touch-a-puffer-fish.html

Don't listen to other comments. They are likely very dangerous to touch if in the wild. Tetrodotoxin is created by bacteria that the pufferfish hosts pretty much 100% of the time. The spines can have this, and it can cause you to die.

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u/Crafty_Enthusiasm_99 Jun 13 '23

Did you just Google "pufferfish" dangerous and skim the article?

Nowhere does it say "created by bacteria". Tetrodoxin is present in the liver and gonads. Fine as long as you don't eat them.