anglerfish
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Researchers have known for some time that this dazzling, deadly display is a typical feeding tactic of all anglerfish species, but a study on the rare Pacific footballfish sheds new light on how they get their sparkle.
This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean | Lauren J. Young | January 27, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIn the absence of sunlight, the study authors suggest, the anglerfish has instead evolved the ability to harness and transform the light of its shining microbes.
This anglerfish has mastered a trick to light up the depths of the Pacific Ocean | Lauren J. Young | January 27, 2022 | Popular-ScienceResearchers found that anglerfish species that go for the most permanent, multi-partnered version of this mating routine have basically no ability to mount an attack against a novel infection.
Egg yolk color doesn’t mean what you think it does | PopSci Staff | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe deletion of genes related to immune response has no-doubt been invaluable for anglerfish, since the female’s body would otherwise likely reject the foreign tissue of her attached mates.
Egg yolk color doesn’t mean what you think it does | PopSci Staff | October 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFor deep-sea anglerfishes, sex resembles an organ transplant.
An immune system quirk may help anglerfish fuse with mates during sex | Erin Garcia de Jesus | July 30, 2020 | Science News
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