What superpower do you think this one has?

The Japanese fire-bellied newt is poisonous. Just like a pufferfish, it can instantly paralyze you. When being attacked, they show their orange belly to warn that they can’t be eaten because they are poisonous. However, they don’t actually produce that poison on their own. They take the poison from the bugs and other critters they eat and store it in their bellies.

By the way, pufferfish raised in captivity aren’t actually poisonous because the food they’re fed doesn't contain poison. It’s the same for these newts. The ones in the wild have the superpower of poison.

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