How is it that the groupers and morays can eat lionfish, even dead ones? Aren't the spines still just as dangerous after the lionfish is dead?pretty sure it has something to do with folks feeding Lionfish to them...
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How is it that the groupers and morays can eat lionfish, even dead ones? Aren't the spines still just as dangerous after the lionfish is dead?pretty sure it has something to do with folks feeding Lionfish to them...
How is it that the groupers and morays can eat lionfish, even dead ones? Aren't the spines still just as dangerous after the lionfish is dead?
I'm not asking about their digestive ability; you can drink rattlesnake venom and it won't hurt you as long as you have no open sores in your mouth.How can humans eat spicy as hell curries that would kill a fish?
Fish metabolism is much lower (cold-blooded); the toxins in lionfish etc. are a spicy meal, nothing more.
A photo from my close encounter yesterday with a nurse shark. Yes, it was eyeball to eyeball with my camera housing.
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After watching this video i've come to the conclusion that they're not a lot of fun to eat dead or alive.How is it that the groupers and morays can eat lionfish, even dead ones? Aren't the spines still just as dangerous after the lionfish is dead?
How is it that the groupers and morays can eat lionfish, even dead ones? Aren't the spines still just as dangerous after the lionfish is dead?