Sea creature or toy?

[Teresa]

The toxins have to be ingested. There isn't any danger related to touching them. Japanese Sushi Chefs use puffers to create a type of Sashimi called Fugu. Due to the trace amounts of the toxin in the muscle the Fugu is said to make your lips tingle.

All I can say is I'm not eating it...

Consider me a font of useless knowledge!

okay singinchicken, we will (consider you a font of useless knowledge). just keep sharing it with us, okay? its great stuff.

 

[seacrestkristi]

Forget fugu for me too. Thanks for tellin' us singinchicken. I this board.

 

[Jdarg]

Puffer Fish


I saw a couple of them washed up onto the beach after the storms in 2005.

I saw these at Movies by the Sea. They have the best selection of toy fish and sea creatures!

 

[NoHall]

According to Finding Nemo, a blowfish is both a sea creature AND a toy:

 

[Smiling JOe]

Here is what one looks like after sitting on the beach for too long in the hot July sun. I took this photo in Dune Allen. Somewhere in my collection of photos, I have one of a Puffer Fish some kids caught (alive) in Grayton. It was in a blue bucket for a while, and I about never convinced them to let it go.

 

[NoHall]

Ewwwww!

 

[Caroling]

Here is what one looks like after sitting on the beach for too long in the hot July sun.

Thanks for the photo! This is convincing. Especially the eye, which I thought looked too perfect. I guess that's how they come.