Body length (typical)2.5 tenths m
50 millioniPhone transistors
1.4 tenthsTaylor Swifts
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Pufferfish
A spiny balloon that makes predators rethink their choices/Deep Sea & Ocean Life
Pufferfish, or Tetraodontidae, can inflate their bodies to several times their normal size by gulping water or air, making them nearly impossible to swallow. Most species carry tetrodotoxin, a neurotoxin up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. Despite this, pufferfish (fugu) is considered a delicacy in Japan, where only licensed chefs may prepare it. There are over 120 species, ranging from the tiny dwarf pufferfish at 2.5 cm to the freshwater Mbu pufferfish at 67 cm.
Measurements
Inflated diameter2 tenths m
451 millionthsEmpire State Buildings
8,000Pollen grain widths
3 hundredthsAmbulance lengths
Body mass9 tenths kg
621 millionthsHelicopters
7.6 thousandthsDwayne The Rock Johnson weights
164 quadrillionthsTeaspoons of neutron star
Spine length8 thousandths m
1.5 millionHemoglobin molecules
1.1 tenthsHockey puck diameters
Inflation time5 s
5.2 tenths100m dash records
2.4 hundredthsPop songs
Lifespan315 million s
368 millionHeartbeats
53.7 billionthsMesozoic eras
About 10 years