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How do clownfish avoid the stinging cells of sea anemones?

Question #151037. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated May 02 2024.
Originally posted May 02 2024 8:22 PM.

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Clownfish have an external mucus layer which protects them.

As the following New Scientist article somewhat indelicately puts it: "the secret's in the snot!"
Chemical changes in the mucus that coats a clownfish's body can blunt the sting of its symbiotic anemone partner.
link https://www.newscientist.com/article/2421343-clownfish-avoid-the-sting-of-their-anemone-hosts-with-sugary-slime/

Response last updated by psnz on May 02 2024.
May 02 2024, 8:26 PM
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