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Development of the Anglerfish Lure

I am a long-time admirer of the anglerfish, one of the ocean's most aesthetic creatures. The University of Kansas news service published a news release about an open access study vt Alex J. Maile and Matthew P. Davis titled The Evolution of Lures in Anglerfishes (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei): Investigating Nature's Tackle Box. The summary notes that researchers believe that the anglerfish lure first developed in the modern anglerfish's ancestors about 72 million years ago. The researchers […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/development-of-the-anglerfish-lure-04-20-26/

[Quote] Development of the Anglerfish Lure

I learned that some researchers believe the anglerfish lure first developed in the modern anglerfish’s ancestors some 72 million years ago.

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NewsletterTF Apr 18

Deep-Sea Predators Master Dual Survival: Lures Serve Both Hunger and Heart

How do anglerfish use their lures to survive? New research shows these deep-sea fish use light to find both food and mates in the dark ocean.

#deepseafish, #anglerfish, #marinescience, #evolution, #oceanlife

https://newsletter.tf/anglerfish-lures-food-and-mate-study/

NewsletterTF Apr 18

Scientists studied over 100 anglerfish species to learn how they survive. Their lures are 72 million years old and work better than we thought.

#deepseafish, #anglerfish, #marinescience, #evolution, #oceanlife
https://newsletter.tf/anglerfish-lures-food-and-mate-study/

Anglerfish lures help catch food and mates in 2026 science study

How do anglerfish use their lures to survive? New research shows these deep-sea fish use light to find both food and mates in the dark ocean.

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Furiarossa Feb 6

Under the sea, under the sea... tears have no meaning.

There's a comic series that we're sketching in ballpoint pen, no previous pencil studies, it's just... a challenge. And this is the cover, yay! (The cover was sketched, and it's of a better quality than the pages, because it's the cover)

But it can be interesting to read, for y'all! It's 100% experimental, and it will have some weird stuff in it. We hope do you like deep sea fish!

[YOU CAN READ IT ON TAPAS - Probably new updates every monday: https://tapas.io/series/Fish-Dont-Cry/info ]

#TraditionalArt #DeepSeaFish #TubeEyeFish #StylephorusChordatus #DeepSea #DeepSeaHorror #Romantasy #Comic #ComicArt #NewDarkWorld #FishDontCry #Merfolk #MerfolkAu #FollowThePistrix

Furiarossa Feb 1

What should we say? We really, really, really like oarfish.
And in these days... well, months... we feel very fascinated by these creature.So, here's some stuff from our sketchbooks.

#FollowThePistrix #TraditionalArt #Oarfish #Pistrix #DeepSeaFish #Fish

Furiarossa Jan 22

Sangreal has a very special pet... it's a Stylephorus chordatus, or tubefish (look it up! It's a hilarious creature) named... er... "Anxiety You Get When You Smell Ammonia in the Water," or "Ammonia" for short.

A very special little fish, wouldn't you agree?

(Just a little ballpoint pen sketch. We'll sketch him every day, probably).

#Merfolk #OdysSea #MerfolkAU #Fish #DeepSeaFish #TraditionalArt #Ballpointpen #OC #Sangreal #Art #MastoArt

Zxo Apr 24, 2025

A large, underwater creature. Though I've been told some people see it as a creature floating in the sky or in space. And since there's nothing around it to compare size or to see where it is... It could be anything! (I just wanted to draw a mouth, actually)

#digitalart #digitaldrawing #art #noai #fish #spacefish? #deepseafish? #hugefish? #fantasy #bigmouth #manyteeth #teeth #sharpteeth