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An electric eel keeps its vital organs squeezed into the front 20% of its body, just behind its…
An electric eel keeps its vital organs squeezed into the front 20% of its body, just behind its…
Researchers found that roundhead parrotfish can spend up to an hour making this cocoon before sleep….
Researchers found that roundhead parrotfish can spend up to an hour making this cocoon before sleep….
For about 15 years, Sweden’s navy chased strange underwater sounds it feared were foreign…
For about 15 years, Sweden’s navy chased strange underwater sounds it feared were foreign…
In Utrecht, Netherlands, people around the world can watch a live underwater camera at the…
In Utrecht, Netherlands, people around the world can watch a live underwater camera at the…
7 Quietly Interesting Facts About Fish (Some of Them a Little Fishy)
Most of us think we know fish. We catch them, cook them, order them without much thought. They feel familiar—almost background noise to oceans, rivers, and dinner plates. But fish live by rules that don’t always match our assumptions. Some of those rules are subtle. Others are genuinely strange, though not in a loud way. … Continue reading 7 Quietly Interesting Facts About Fish (Some of Them a Little Fishy)
River Monsters
The Animal Planet TV show “River Monsters” came to an end as all major species of freshwater fish were captured by its host, Jeremy Wade. Consequently, the show exhausted its content.
45 years ago, ahi (tuna) were caught…
45 years ago, ahi (tuna) were caught for fun and ground into pet food. In Japan, tuna was called neko-matagi, meaning “fish that even a cat would disdain.”
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Get to Know the Oarfish: The Terrifying Sea Serpent of Folklore
I don’t like going into the ocean. There’s a lot you can’t see swimming around in there. Even when it’s not dangerous, I don’t particularly relish the thought of swimming with it.
Maybe it’s because of the time I went snorkeling and people started throwing food over the side of the boat, so that suddenly I was positively swarmed by fish. Touching me. (Shudder)
Well after learning about the creature called the giant oarfish, I may never go in the water again.
What is an oarfish, you ask?
Well, they’re in the same family as eels (Actinopterygi), but they’re not eels.
Recently, a Tumblr user asked to be told about something anxiety producing, and “Be careful what you wish for,” would be an understated warning because user @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses brought the goods.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Because of the fish’s length, users were surprised to read it was a baby, and @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was happy to provide more detailed information.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Turns out, they’re fairly mysterious creatures, which is probably why they’re the stuff of Japanese folklore, where they’re known as “the Messenger from the Sea God’s Palace.”
The user shared bigger and bigger examples of the creature, and it gives me the willies.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
I’m sorry, but it has to be said…
I think they’re going to need a bigger boat.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
No one bothered to question who @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was, or why they had so many pictures close to hand and sounded like the world’s foremost authority on wicked-long fish.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
The user then zoomed in for a close-up on the faces of the people and the fish, and dropped a little more knowledge.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Close up, the fish just looks like any other fish.
Maybe even less mean-looking than an eel.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
(Double shudder.)
I mean. They seem pretty harmless, but I’m still probably going to have nightmares about them.
What do you think of this ridiculously long fish? Tell us in the comments.
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Get to Know the Oarfish: The Terrifying Sea Serpent of Folklore
I don’t like going into the ocean. There’s a lot you can’t see swimming around in there. Even when it’s not dangerous, I don’t particularly relish the thought of swimming with it.
Maybe it’s because of the time I went snorkeling and people started throwing food over the side of the boat, so that suddenly I was positively swarmed by fish. Touching me. (Shudder)
Well after learning about the creature called the giant oarfish, I may never go in the water again.
What is an oarfish, you ask?
Well, they’re in the same family as eels (Actinopterygi), but they’re not eels.
Recently, a Tumblr user asked to be told about something anxiety producing, and “Be careful what you wish for,” would be an understated warning because user @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses brought the goods.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Because of the fish’s length, users were surprised to read it was a baby, and @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was happy to provide more detailed information.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Turns out, they’re fairly mysterious creatures, which is probably why they’re the stuff of Japanese folklore, where they’re known as “the Messenger from the Sea God’s Palace.”
The user shared bigger and bigger examples of the creature, and it gives me the willies.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
I’m sorry, but it has to be said…
I think they’re going to need a bigger boat.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
No one bothered to question who @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was, or why they had so many pictures close to hand and sounded like the world’s foremost authority on wicked-long fish.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
The user then zoomed in for a close-up on the faces of the people and the fish, and dropped a little more knowledge.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Close up, the fish just looks like any other fish.
Maybe even less mean-looking than an eel.
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger
(Double shudder.)
I mean. They seem pretty harmless, but I’m still probably going to have nightmares about them.
What do you think of this ridiculously long fish? Tell us in the comments.
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