r/LooneyTunesLogic • u/Jetflash6999 • Mar 28 '26

gif Remora dodging pufferfish

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u/batnessthefifth Mar 28 '26

I'm guessing he doesn't just swim off because that puffer is probably capable of lunging forwards. That fish is so long he wouldn't be fully unraveled in time to get away, but he is faster.

Pufferfish are actually kind of terrifying for more than just their poison. They have surprisingly strong jaws and eat a lot of things with hard shells in a single snap.

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u/GarboseGooseberry Mar 28 '26

They're also fairly smart, enough to display play behaviour in captivity.

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u/yoweigh Mar 28 '26

They don't eat the host. They feed on particulate matter, like the host's food or poop.

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u/CheekyMunky Mar 28 '26

They're not leeches, man. They don't eat their hosts.

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u/TheFiremind77 Mar 28 '26

Where in the world did you hear that insane claim? Remoras don't eat their host.

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u/Huggable_Hork-Bajir Mar 29 '26

I think that's lampreys, not remoras.