Bucerias Mexico 2014: Mon. Mar. 17

Rob and Sue started today with their usual walk on the beach. Bill and Kathy stayed close to Jack since he wasn't feeling up to snuff. Betty and Cheryl and Milla were no where to be found.

The walk started off peacefully, but soon things changed. There were some fishermen having difficulties with their net. Two of them were on the beach struggling to pull it in, and another fellow went out in his small boat to see what was tangled in it. A crowd started to form on the beach to watch the action. It took about 1/2 hour for them to get the net onto the shore. It was filled with hundreds of blowfish. Lots of pictures were taken, and then everyone started to help the fishermen throw them back into the ocean. The frigate birds, the pelicans, the Arctic terns, and the Napoleon gulls all gathered overhead hoping for a yummy breakfast. They were looking for any kind of fish in the net, but certainly not the blowfish. Even Sue was in on the action!

This is what the internet said about the blowfish ...

The puffer fish (also known as the blowfish and the toadfish) is a medium-sized species of fish that inhabits warmer, coastal waters around the world. The puffer fish is best known for it's unique and distinctive adaptations that it has to defend itself.

There are 120 known species of puffer fish, the second most poisonous creature on the planet after the Golden Poison Frog. The puffer fish is found in tropical waters worldwide, but they rarely go into cooler waters.

The puffer fish has the remarkable ability to expand its body extremely quickly when faced with danger, unavailing it's long poisonous spikes that cover its body. If a fisherman catches a puffer fish, they avoid touching the spikes as they are highly toxic to humans and animals.