Did the Puffer Fish Evolve From a Flying Organic Balloon Species?
One of the most interesting of species is the puffer fish, which puffs up so it looks big and its hungry food chain predators think twice about eating it. Smart strategy, but where did this ability come from and how did it evolve and why aren’t there any other species that are similar to this? Pushing one’s chest out to look tough is common, even humans do it to challenge the alpha male or act tough, but the puffer fish is the ultimate in instant image makeovers. But is that species all talk or did it come from a long list of abilities that are not so common to other sea swimming species. Ah, now that I have your attention, let me take you on along a philosophical and imaginary line of reasoning. Many who study other planets try to imagine what type of life might exist on them, what sorts of species could survive in such an atmosphere or on such a planet. Some have reasoned that a balloon type species could be floating along like a jellyfish in the atmosphere of heavy gases. Sounds too
Now then, the answer is no, but that does not mean that some species on this planet once did or that additional genes are not tucked away in the junk DNA of the puffer fish. Think on this and allow your imagination to consider how very different life might be on another planet and how diverse and interesting life is here on ours.
