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What structures of defense do mollusks have?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 10/8/2023

Defensive strategies employed include the presence of spines, toxins, which can be inherent or delivered through the tube feet, and the discharge of sticky entangling threads by sea cucumbers. Being stabbed by a sea urchin may result in painful injury.

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