Kleptotoxicity: Nature’s Thieves and Their Stolen Superpowers
Picture this: a brilliant, flamboyant sea slug nibbles on a toxic anemone, unfazed by its stinging cells. Instead of getting hurt, it does something astonishing. It steals the anemone’s venom, stores it in its own frilly appendages, and uses it as a personal defense system. This isn’t science fiction; it’s a real, widespread phenomenon in…