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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years ago

Behold: Pufferfish Bones

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Behold: Pufferfish Bones

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    Are you serious? They really have what amounts to an exoskeleton? Or maybe it’s more accurate to call it a whole-body rib cage?

    Just searched and found this fun article. Not really a skeleton but a collection of really stiff hairs or feathers (loosely: the genes are the same ones responsible for “other skin appendages” in vertebrates).

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      So you’re saying all my skin tags are just puffer fish thorns?!

      Amazing…

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        Do they scare away predators also?

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          Only if you inflate yourself.

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    It’s made of caltrops!

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    I wonder if you can go like

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      gotta find the hidden button

  • Zoboomafoo@lemmy.world
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    Naturally sourced caltrops

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    Nature is so brilliant!

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    Is this what people mean when they say they are “big boned”

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    Seeing this first thing in the morning like

    Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download a copy of the video file instead.

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    Hahaha a living bucky ball. I didn’t know I needed to see this.

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