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doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.03.006.
Integrative biology: sea hares saved by a delicious distraction
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Integrative biology: sea hares saved by a delicious distraction
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When threatened, sea hares secrete ink and opaline. This mixture has now been shown to act on peripheral chemosensory neurons of spiny lobsters, stimulating feeding-related behaviours as a deceptive method of avoiding predation.
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Sea hares use novel antipredatory chemical defenses.Curr Biol. 2005 Mar 29;15(6):549-54. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.057. Curr Biol. 2005. PMID: 15797024
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