I was pretty interested when we saw the part on the anglerfish during the Blue Planet video, so I decided to go a bit more in depth into these creatures. There are approximately 200 different species of anglerfish, all of which live in the deep sea, so they are rarely seen. Because it can be extremely difficult to find each other down there because of the darkness and such, when a male and female come into contact with each other, the male bites down on her side and over time will fuse to the female's body so they are able to reproduce. Over time, the male will lose most of his organs, but he does get carried around for the rest of his life. The anglerfish is able to get food by luring prey with a light that hangs above its head, which is extremely useful as it is very dark and many smaller animals are drawn to the light.
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