15 Cute Animals That Will Cause You Horrible Harm

Normally nature gives you hints that an animal is likely to bite off your face, but sometimes the threat is hidden in an adorable, often cuddly package. Take the puffer fish for example:

Puffer fish are hilarious and adorable just on general principle. It's hard see one inflated, and refrain from uncontrollable giggling at it's cartoonish defense mechanism. But puffer fish don't just rely on their inflatable belly as a way of dissuading predators, they're also packed with the deadly neurotoxin tetrodotoxin. Of course, they're renowned as a delicacy just for this reason. Apparently, when prepared correctly, the minute traces of the toxin give you tingly lips and light-headedness. However, if the sushi chef doesn't prepare it properly, you're going to have a rather nasty death.

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This is really interesting, except for the cats. Less than 1% of the population actually has schizophrenia, of course that's counting people. Really odd though.
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I own a stuffed puffer fish wind chime. It wears a tiny pink sombrero and has plastic googly eyes. Tiny little shells tied to strings are what make it chime.
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I hate seeing amateur posts with very little research masquerading as facts on this site. Most things on Neatorama are interesting, but things like this making it to the front page really make this blog less appealing.
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