Out of about 70,000 known species of crustaceans, the first one found to be venomous is a blind, centipede-like sea creature called S. tulumensis. The little cave-dweller uses super-sharp fangs to inject a toxin that turns its prey’s insides to liquid. Then it sucks out the juice.
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