Deep-sea anglerfish ‘fuse’ bodies with their partners when they mate – techtoday19

Deep-sea anglerfish take sexual intimacy to the next level by ‘fusing’ bodies with their partners when they mate, a study reveals.
In an amazing show of sexual submission, the smaller male anglerfish becomes permanently attached to the relatively gigantic female, resulting in their tissue fusing and the two animals establishing a common blood circulation system.
The male becomes entirely dependent on the female for nutrient supply, like a developing fetus in the womb of a mother a process call…

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