I guess it has just been an Anglerfish kind of week. Found this little ditty at work today and it made me giggle. May it inspire all of your friday night escapades. Source: Alex Warneke
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By Alex Warneke, on  April 12th, 2013  4 comments  Adaptations, Ecology, Fish, Pictures and Movies  anglerfish, sex By para_sight, on October 31st, 2012 19 comments Adaptations, Evolution, Fish, Organisms, Weird abyssal, anglerfish, deep sea fishes, fear, fishes, halloween, loosejaw, marine biology, phobia, spiders, Viperfish I was going to do a “demons of the deep” post for Halloween but as I was considering which animals to include I had to stop and ask myself what this was really all about and it took me in a slightly different direction, viz: Consider the viper fish with its capacious maw and manifold . . . → Read More: Is this fish evil?
We are clearly going to need one of these at DSN headquarters. Angler Fish light…here fishy fishy mmmyum – CRAFTSTER CRAFT CHALLENGES. By Dr. M, on July 15th, 2010 One comment Carnivals & Link Love, Fish, Gadgets & Gear anglerfish, Poster A limited edition print of the comic How the male angler fish gets completely screwed signed by the artist only $25 Brilliant piece from The Oatmeal. Click to enter the the life of the male anglerfish. By Dr. M, on February 28th, 2010 One comment Adaptations, Fish, Mating & Reproduction, New Research, Open Access, Organisms anglerfish, batfish, deep sea, fish, goosefish, lure, Monkfish, Parasite, parasitic males From Miya et al. 2010 Figure 1 – Representatives of the lophiiform suborders Lophioidei (A), Antennarioidei (B, C), Chaunacoidei (D), and Ogcocephaloidei (E) My wife is from a very large family. Inevitably at in-law gatherings, I find myself whispering into my wife’s ear, “How are you related to that person?” Unfortunately, my wife has . . . → Read More: Family Gatherings and Free Swimming Sperm Packets
A bunch of beautiful gals just waiting to meet you in a deep sea near you! Ceratioidei from the Tree of Life web (click on picture to go there). Image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License – Version 3.0, copyright Theodore W. Pietsch. . . . → Read More: TGIF: Meet the Ceratioids!
Hat tip to one of my favorite blogs, Ugly Overload. Remember, when you eat monkfish this is the beautiful beastie your unleashing your taste buds upon! From the Youtube page for the video uploader, OceanContent: “Sitting on the keel of the HMS Ark Royal, this Monkfish let us take some close up shots about 80 . . . → Read More: How Do You Do Mr. Monkfish?
By Dr. M, on May 19th, 2009 One comment Mating & Reproduction anglerfish, deep sea, dragonfish, fish, food attraction, lanternfish, Peter Herring, sex, Sex Week, sexual dimorphism In the deep dark sea, bioluminescence is the name of game. Its central role is unequivocal for many organisms. Do different sexes of species display dimorphism with respect to bioluminescence? Does it have a role in the dirty deeds that occur in the dark? The following is an illuminating dirty laundry list of all sex . . . → Read More: Lighted Whoopie In The Sea: Repost
Rhonda sees our anglerfish and raises us a viperfish. Looks like I will need to bust out on the giant isopod tat soon just to stay in the game. -CRM |
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