Ever had a boyfriend that just wouldn’t leave you alone and relied on you for every little thing? Try being a female anglerfish. The much smaller male locates the female by scent. When he finds her, he bites into her side and immediately starts to erode away his internal organs and merges with her circulatory system. He earns his keep by providing sperm when necessary. One female can have multiple male parasites on her. More info: on.natgeo/16N4ore Photo credit: Dr. Theodore W. Pietsch, University of Washington
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:07:00 +0000
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