Sunday, May 3, 2015

20. Which fish has a fishing rod?


THE ANGLERFISH HAS A BUILT-IN FISHING ROD ON IT’S HEAD-A LONG, THIN spine with a fleshy lobe on the end that looks like a wiggling worm. The angler lurks on the sea-bed, squat bodied and well-camouflaged. When a small crab comes up to eat the “worm”, the anglerfish lunges forward and grabs its prey in its enormous mouth.

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