These fish have CHEMICAL WEAPONS to protect themselves#wildlife #shorts #animals #fish #video

Added: 2026-06-07

[00:00:02]Only 1 in long, this cardinal fish needs to avoid becoming next on the lion fish menu.

[00:00:09]But he must catch dinner, too.

[00:00:14]Ostracods, crustaceans the size of a grain of sand, should make a manageable meal.

[00:00:26]He's bitten off more than he can chew.

[00:00:29]Ostracods store a volatile cocktail of chemicals inside their bodies.

[00:00:34]If attacked, the compounds mix, igniting an explosion of bioluminescence greater than a flashlight, and leaving such a bad taste.

[00:00:47]Ostracods store enough of these chemicals to detonate 10 times in a row.

[00:00:58]And this crustacean's escape plan is even more brilliant.

[00:01:08]The flash is so bright, it not only blinds, it also betrays, leaving the poor cardinal fish temporarily unable to see.