In recent days, the anglerfish has become a symbol of hope and light for the extremely online — which is very nice but not exactly based on truth. It's all a very sweet message. But, as many ...

While the deep sea is dark and full of things that look like they come from the Andromeda galaxy, a few creatures stand out as especially weird. Anglerfish are chief amongst those crème de la oddballs ...

Anglerfish mating is a familiar story: Boy meets girl, boy becomes attached to girl, their bodies and bloodstreams fuse as one, and the pair reproduces happily until the male fish dies. This ...

The comparatively massive female anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) with her tiny mate permanently fused to her belly. Edith A. Widder / Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigetics Love can ...

Chances are the only time you've seen an anglerfish alive was an animated version in "Finding Nemo." Last week, it was the ...

The deep sea is cold, dark, and nearly empty. The anglerfish thrives there anyway. This video explores the extreme biology ...

Deep sea anglerfish are well known for their use of a phosphorescent bulb that protrudes from their forehead to attract prey. The creatures will also eat anything they can fit into their mouths. Their ...

The mysterious bacteria that gives the anglerfish its distinctive glowing headlamp is now a little less mysterious. Aside from a terrifying jaw, the anglerfish’s distinctive ‘lamp’ to guide it through ...

Anglerfish are one of the more well-known curiosities of the deep. They look incredibly odd compared to the fish we're used to seeing closer to the surface, and their glowing appendages are truly a ...

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After an 11-year relationship ended, I moved from the suburbs to Seattle and, once an appropriate amount of time had passed, began to integrate myself into the Seattle dating scene. As I’ve gone ...