The Destructive Power of the Lionfish | Alien Ocean

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Albins, M. A., & Lyons, P. J. (2012). Invasive red lionfish Pterois volitans blow directed jets of water at prey fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 448, 1-5.

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Galloway, K. A., & Porter, M. E. (2019). Mechanical properties of the venomous spines of Pterois volitans and morphology among lionfish species. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(6), jeb197905.

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[OctopusLady]

EDIT: HEY. ARE YOU ABOUT TO LEAVE A COMMENT EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VENOM AND POISON?

[alinenakayama]

the shark booping the spear animation is so precious

[thewiredfisherman]

They dislike the lionfish so much they believe it doesn't deserve the right to have its venom be named

[lukewellfire]

I can't be the only one who thinks it's so ADORABLE that the sharks just...tap their head against the hunter's spear to lead them to a nearby lion fish they wanna eat. "Tap tap. Hey! Hey there! Come kill this thing for me! NOM NOM"

[Cdre_Satori]

I love the sharks at 14:28 because thats essentially domestication of wolves. Lazy ass predator learns that if he leads dumb monke to the meat, dumb monke will expend energy and share. :D So sharks are seadogs :D
And they didn't name the poison because its just for Cuzco.

[cuddlebeargames]

My old marine biology teacher was apart of a group of scuba pros that did the whole spearfishing the lionfish thing. She said it made her sad because she knew that it wasn't their fault, just their nature, but she helped out regardless. Never mentioned shark feeding though that would be cool.

[asherager]

Hey I got curious about snakes being poisonous as well as venomous so I did some research and it turns out you can drink snake venom and be alright mostly. Their venom is proteins and enzymes that interact directly with your blood. Drinking it exposes it to hcl in the stomach which denatures most proteins. I’m sure you could still absorb some through mucous membranes, but not a whole lot. Hope you found it interesting too !

[OlyChickenGuy]

It always amazes me to hear stories about how intelligent and social sharks can be. That bit about leading scuba divers to lionfish to be fed was just too cute.

[crsmith]

I know this is old but @3:50, no. You can indeed drink many snake venoms and be fine, UNLESS you have an ulcer. The venom needs to physically enter the bloodstream and your body is generally very good at keeping things from the gut away from the blood for this reason.

[SmallAngryNerd]

Sharks poking humans and leading them to lionfish is so cute. It's like a dog begging for treats.

[ulawan]

The continuity gag of being hugged by the fish and then looking VERY sick and stung is still top tier thank you

[SonsOfSauron]

To my understanding venom needs to make it into your bloodstream directly to have an effect, so you could drink snake venom and probably be okay, but as Clint's Reptiles says: that's the worst way to find out you have a stomach ulcer. (Poison, on the other hand, needs to be ingested or absorbed through the skin.)

[lasercraft]

In the shark's defense... they don't have long pokey spears or opposable thumbs to let them spear the lion fish hiding within the reefs. So I wouldn't say they're _entirely_ lazy... just _somewhat_ lazy.

[WilburAndACrazyPen]

Omg when you told about the shark booping their noses against the spear I was just like "Awwwe!" Out loud, omg that sounds adorable xD

[eliswanson]

Can we just appreciate Octopus Lady admitting not knowing how say a bunch fancy science words? Also her relationship with the creatures she makes videos of are just so fun.

[leaflizard]

It’s adorable that Sharks are like “hey dude. Do you mind getting this fish for me? Please and thank you”

[anthonytonythegeek]

The sharks bumping the spears of the divers is cool, I’d wanna see a vid of some shark species, like the cookie cutters or even the goblin shark or even the rat-fish

[AlexIsOffline]

I've said it before but I'll say it again, your channel has become one of my favorites. Pacing, editing, script, everything is just 👌

I've been looking forward to this video so much! Lionfish were one of my favorites as a kid, only losing to Clownfish. I think a part of my love for them is definitey because of their name, as in Swedish they're actually called "Dragonfish"!

[SerpenTxxxLion]

The most likely reason for lionfish to be present in the mediterranean sea is the Suez canal. We built a new route linking the indian ocean to the mediterranean sea and they just used it along the boats.

Random fact : lionfish are called "rascasses volantes" in French - from the old patois word "rascas" (in Occitan) - which roughly translates to "flying tenacious fish" or "flying scabby fish".

[spacecowboycade]

I dont know if someone has said this, and you probably don't care. But if I recall correctly, the difference between venomous and poisonous is like you said, however the reason eating a venomous animal wouldn't kill you is because venom needs to enter the bloodstream directly rather than being digested. However it could still get in by like a cut in your mouth or ulcers in your stomach or some other open sore.