5 Toxins Animals Steal For Themselves

Animals often steal toxins from other species for defense. Examples include nudibranchs using nidarian toxins, moths using plant glucosides, rats using cardenalides, snakes using bufodenilides, and birds using batrachotoxins. These adaptations help them survive by deterring predators.

What adaptations allow the African crested rat to use cardenalides for its defense?

Describe how the tiger keelback snake uses bufodenilides for its defense.

What is the significance of ricotoxins in the context of animal defense mechanisms?