{"id":3931,"date":"2023-08-31T07:16:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2023-08-31T07:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T12:16:49","slug":"beautiful-ugly-the-anglerfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=3931","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Ugly: The Anglerfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglerfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_028.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_028.png 502w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_028-300x268.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-twentytwentyone-border\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/07\/29\/science\/anglerfish-bioluminescence-deep-sea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dont-Get-Too-Close-The-New-York-Times.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dont-Get-Too-Close-The-New-York-Times.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dont-Get-Too-Close-The-New-York-Times-300x286.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The first spine of the dorsal fin of the anglerfish acts as a fishing rod with a lure<\/em>. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglerfish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lophius_piscatorius_MHNT-1024x810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lophius_piscatorius_MHNT-1024x810.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lophius_piscatorius_MHNT-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lophius_piscatorius_MHNT-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lophius_piscatorius_MHNT.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">By Didier Descouens &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0<br>https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=18541028<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/a-z-animals.com\/blog\/10-incredible-anglerfish-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A-Z Animals<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/a-z-animals.com\/blog\/10-incredible-anglerfish-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0dd77e54d463955cb4d068a637fa868b3ef089a4-683x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0dd77e54d463955cb4d068a637fa868b3ef089a4-683x1024-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/0dd77e54d463955cb4d068a637fa868b3ef089a4-683x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sweet Mysteries of Life<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_029.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_029.png 472w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_029-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, it <a href=\"https:\/\/marinemadnessdotblog.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/10\/unholy-matrimony-the-nightmarish-sex-lives-of-anglerfish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gets weirder<\/a>&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marinemadnessdotblog.wordpress.com\/2020\/07\/10\/unholy-matrimony-the-nightmarish-sex-lives-of-anglerfish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_032.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_032.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_032-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anticipating your Next Question<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-twentytwentyone-border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kokoro-jp.com\/culture\/356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_030.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_030-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_030-768x612.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kokoro-jp.com\/culture\/356\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_031.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_031.png 572w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_031-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mama&#8217;s Hungry!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalspot.net\/humpback-anglerfish.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"414\" data-id=\"3948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Female-Humpback-Anglerfish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Female-Humpback-Anglerfish.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Female-Humpback-Anglerfish-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalspot.net\/humpback-anglerfish.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"448\" data-id=\"3947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Humpback-Anglerfish-Male.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Humpback-Anglerfish-Male.jpg 617w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Humpback-Anglerfish-Male-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Papa&#8217;s hungry, too!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animalspot.net\/humpback-anglerfish.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"172\" data-id=\"3946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_033.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_033.png 575w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/irl_09_033-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cool NOAA video&#8230;. We learn that one species of anglerfish can swallow fish that are twice it&#8217;s size. They can be up to a meter in length.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g9TiYl_0yE8?si=mO1ls0ZPRVcbuV0v\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Geographic Vidio<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XhsyZnVx2rQ?si=Bvpe06nSuT2TMtV7\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very cool BBC \/ Blue Planet video on Bioluminescence<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UXl8F-eIoiM?si=NJ7VHiwGK1eHEWIJ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first spine of the dorsal fin of the anglerfish acts as a fishing rod with a lure. &#8211; Wikipedia From A-Z Animals: The Sweet Mysteries of Life Oh, it gets weirder&#8230;. 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