I assume the pufferfish evolved this extra-spiney skeleton for protection... But if some predator tried to take a bite of it, wouldn't the pufferfish die anyway? Even if the predator ended up with a sore mouth?
Well yeah but now maybe that predator canāt effectively eat anymore, causing it to die. Its predator buddies see this happen and say ānah itās not worth itā and donāt attempt to eat pufferfish. Risk vs reward, carried on for generations.
It blows up many times it's size, so it won't fit in the mouth of many predators that first see it, and is uncomfortable for anyone that can actually take it in a single chomp. It seems to be quite effective.
wow something actually interesting
How neat! Looks like an Angry Bird. š
There should be a 3D model of this, so you can make one.
Damn I always wanted a
Hoberman sphere
Anyone wanna play Wiffleball?
A Fishy Buckyball.
I assume the pufferfish evolved this extra-spiney skeleton for protection... But if some predator tried to take a bite of it, wouldn't the pufferfish die anyway? Even if the predator ended up with a sore mouth?
Well yeah but now maybe that predator canāt effectively eat anymore, causing it to die. Its predator buddies see this happen and say ānah itās not worth itā and donāt attempt to eat pufferfish. Risk vs reward, carried on for generations.
It blows up many times it's size, so it won't fit in the mouth of many predators that first see it, and is uncomfortable for anyone that can actually take it in a single chomp. It seems to be quite effective.
Awesome - I didn't need to sleep tonight anyway.