Animals: In some deep-sea anglerfish the male is 60× smaller tha…

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Did you know? In some deep-sea anglerfish the male is 60× smaller than the female. He bites into the female's skin, their blood vessels merge, and he literally becomes a living organ that permanently produces sperm. One female can thus "carry" several tiny males at once.

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In some deep-sea anglerfish the male is 60× smaller than the female. He bites into the female's skin, their blood vessels merge, and he literally becomes a living organ that permanently produces sperm. One female can thus "carry" several tiny males at once.

Bij sommige diepzee-zeeduivels (anglerfish) is het mannetje 60× kleiner dan het vrouwtje. Hij bijt zich vast in de huid van het vrouwtje, hun bloedvaten verbinden, en hij wordt letterlijk een levend orgaan dat permanent sperma produceert. Eén vrouwtje kan zo meerdere kleine mannetjes "dragen".

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