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The Deep Sea (mander.xyz)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

i think i need some context huh?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Look up "anglerfish reproduction". The males are tiny and permanently fuse themselves to a female, basically becoming a parasite of balls.

Wikipedia:

When a male finds a female, he bites into her skin, and releases an enzyme that digests the skin of his mouth and her body, fusing the pair down to the blood-vessel level. The male becomes dependent on the female host for survival by receiving nutrients via their shared circulatory system, and provides sperm to the female in return.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

yeah, I really wouldn't figured that anglerfish were terrifying enough already on their own, but I guess they really had to outdo themselves huh

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