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The Male Anglerfish’s Evolutionary Solution to Female Rejection – techtoday19
Commingling tissues and blood would normally prompt a massive immune response. These deep sea lovers found a workaround.A female Humpback anglerfish with a parasitic male attached to her belly.Credit…Edith A. WidderJuly 30, 2020, 2:00 p.m. ETIn a biopic abo…
In a biopic about the mating rituals of anglerfish, its unclear what would earn the film its R-rating: the sex or the violence.
Born into an inky deep sea world, the males of certain anglerfish species exist solely to sniff out their mates. Upon locating his lady (who might be up to 60 times his size), the male will nip at her belly. His mouth then dissolves in a sludge of chemicals that physically fuse him to his bioluminescent bride, forever commingling his blood and tissues with hers.
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