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The Deep Sea

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Submitted ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dream relationship right here. Who gonna b my new anglerfish mommy

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  • Geobloke@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So, I don’t need to work right?

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  • Holzkohlen@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You drive a hard bargain

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  • kaityy@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i think i need some context huh?

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    • boweeb@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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      • kaityy@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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    • MashedTech@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      www.mentalfloss.com/…/horrors-anglerfish-mating

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What is she angling for here?

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  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    DM; HS

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  • Shou@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That or starvation. Your choice.

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    that must definetly be a crazy existence right there

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