Quote Originally Posted by nubz View Post
think of a gram as a medium paper clip..,. a microgram is one MIILONTH of a gram!!! thats freeky!!!! so when a distressed zoa/paly polyp emits the water that holds it upright, in that water a miniscule amount of protective toxin is emited. an average zoa puts out a drop the size of this "O" has enough palytoxin to kill a man. thats per polyp. a average zoa colony has between 10 and 20 polyps. hope this puts it into perspective!
Not that I dont believe you, but I am curious what the source of your information is? I would just like to do some more reading on the topic? Thanks.