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In the extreme mating strategy of anglerfish, which two physical features does a male permanently lose after fusing to a female?
Answer
His eyes and fins
Once a male anglerfish bites onto and fuses with a female, his body degenerates until his eyes and fins disappear, leaving him as a permanent, sperm-producing attachment.
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Anglerfish females absorb males into their bodies until they become fused gonads—a grotesque symbiosis where the male loses eyes, fins, and autonomy.
Other options people guess
- His teeth and gills
- His tail and scales
- His mouth and jaw
Topics
- anglerfish
- deep-sea
- symbiosis
- mating
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