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This single sea slug fact overturns 100 years of assumptions! Animal steals venom, uses it as its own.
Fast. Accurate. Mind-blowing.
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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
â€ĸ Footage courtesy: Khurram Pervaiz SCUBA (@khurrampervaizscuba8598) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ix8l-96qYE
â€ĸ Footage courtesy: Deep Look (@KQEDDeepLook) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLVfWKxtfow
â€ĸ Footage courtesy: SnorkELnut — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh9CIXdW104
â€ĸ Footage courtesy: Natural History Museum (@NaturalHistoryMuseum) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGTyHL-WhVQ
Transcript
00:00This sea slug eats venomous cells.
00:03Then it uses them.
00:04It doesn't just eat them.
00:06This animal steals the stingers alive.
00:09It tucks these living weapons into its own skin.
00:13They stay fully charged.
00:15When danger hits, the slug fires the stolen venom.
00:19It's its own defense.
00:21An animal stealing weapons for its own body completely rewrites what we thought was possible.
00:26So discover more wild ocean secrets at the link in bio.