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The Deep Sea
Submitted 4 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Geobloke@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Holzkohlen@feddit.de 4 weeks ago
You drive a hard bargain
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What is she angling for here?
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
DM; HS
Shou@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That or starvation. Your choice.
kaityy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
i think i need some context huh?
boweeb@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
Look up “anglerfish reproduction”. The males are tiny and permanently fuse themselves to a female, basically becoming a parasite of balls.
Wikipedia:
When a male finds a female, he bites into her skin, and releases an enzyme that digests the skin of his mouth and her body, fusing the pair down to the blood-vessel level. The male becomes dependent on the female host for survival by receiving nutrients via their shared circulatory system, and provides sperm to the female in return.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s really quite an amazing adaptation. These fish live at extreme depths. There is essentially no light at all down there, apart from the dim glow of the bioluminescent bulbs they use for luring prey. I would imagine encounters between males and females of the species to be quite rare under the circumstances. That the male can permanently attach himself to the female is a very tidy solution to the problem.
kaityy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
yeah, I really wouldn’t figured that anglerfish were terrifying enough already on their own, but I guess they really had to outdo themselves huh
umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
that must definetly be a crazy existence right there
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Dream relationship right here. Who gonna b my new anglerfish mommy