When threatened, the slow-moving southern puffer can rapidly inflate itself with water, turning into a prickly, intimidating ball several times its normal size. This unique, balloon-like defense mechanism is its most famous "clownish" trick.
When threatened, the slow-moving southern puffer can rapidly inflate itself with water, turning into a prickly, intimidating ball several times its normal size. This unique, balloon-like defense mechanism is its most famous "clownish" trick.