Friday, March 17, 2006

Spot the Stonefish!

A Stonefish is called partly because it looks like a stone. The other reason that it literally gets your "stoned" by its venom. Rubber booties with thick soles are usually worn on field trips at Singapore shores. Though there are very few things that can get through these, stingrays and stonefish are the exceptions. The Reef Stonefish is one most venomous fish in the world.

Which of the below pictures shows a stone fish?










If you have guessed the first or the third one, it's WRONG! The middle one is correct. Apparently, it's not easy to spot a stonefish, which is why one should never step on anything that looks stony, in case you get stoned!