Oribatid Mites Supply Tetrodotoxin to Poisonous Newts
Yuto Nakazawa, Satoshi Shimano, Tadachika Miyasaka, Masaatsu Adachi, Toshio Nishikawa, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Masafumi Amano, Shigeru Sato, Kentaro Takada
This study identifies oribatid mites as the primary dietary source of tetrodotoxin for Japanese fire-bellied newts and shows that newts sequester TTX from these mites.
Journal of Natural Products · Apr 24, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology