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The octopus’s spit contains the same poison that is found on the skin of the deadly pufferfish. The pufferfish has a smooth body until it senses danger. Then it puffs itself up, and its spikes stick out of its skin, turning the fish into a prickly ball. Pufferfish swallow lots of air or water to puff up their bodies and show off their spines. If this does not scare off a predator, a tiny taste of the fish’s poisonous flesh soon will! 7

TASTY POISON? Eating pufferfish, or fugu, is a special treat in Japan. People who eat fugu like to have a tiny taste of the poison. It adds to the flavor—and numbs the mouth! Medium: 5,88,0,0 Dark: 19,100,0,12

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