The Horrific Mating Habits of the Anglerfish

Or what is sexual parasitism?

David B. Clear
I Wanna Know
Published in
5 min readNov 1, 2020

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The female anglerfish

Never having seen a ray of sunlight, never having felt warmth, never having experienced company, you feel an irresistible pull towards it.

You don’t know what it is, but something that shines so bright in the eternal night of the deep ocean can’t…

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David B. Clear
I Wanna Know

Cartoonist, science fan, PhD, eukaryote. Doesn't eat cats, dogs, nor other animals. 1,000x Bottom Writer. davidbclear.com