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Posted on 06/06/2019 4:41:20 PM PDT by ETL
You might expect something called a deep-sea dragonfish to be a fearsome leviathan of the deep, dark ocean — and it is, if you happen to be one of the thumb-size ocean critters the dragonfish calls prey.
Dragonfish (genus Aristostomias) are wee (only about 6 inches long), eel-like predators with massive, fang-lined jaws that can yawn open at 120-degree angles.
These gaping chompers allow dragonfish to devour prey more than half of their size, but their hunting success also depends on another near-supernatural adaptation: invisibility.
While dragonfish bodies give off a faint, bioluminescent glow, their teeth are almost completely transparent, blending into the dark depths around them without tipping off potential prey until the fangs come crunching down. ..."
In a new study published today (June 5) in the journal Matter, scientists took a close look at a dragonfish's transparent teeth under an electron microscope and found out.
The answer, the researchers discovered, is an array of grain-size nanocrystals speckled across each fang's enamel, preventing the dragonfish's own bioluminescent light from reflecting off its open jaws. ..."
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Looks like AOC. Maybe she should be sent down to the depths to see if her teeth will be invisible down there too...
My God.
The third picture down looks like a condom from a Wes Craven nightmare.
RE COndom:
Yeah, but THIS one isn’t “ribbed for HER pleasure”... Yikes.
lol.
The woman is supposed to get pleasure??
I’m in a lot of trouble!
RE The Woman:
Yeah... it’s in “The Manual”... somewhere... Page 19, I think. Or maybe the index... I dunno... :^)
LOl
Good Lord!!
Well, too late to teach an old dog new tricks now :)
Yeah, I never read the thing anyway... only looked at the pictures.... HAHAH!!!
Yes...I know...it's an Angler fish...but it is close and the scene is awesome.
LOL
What’s the problem?
My wife has her books AND the remote of she needs it during sex!
I remember that!
(God, I’m old....)
But how does it taste? Can I fry it like those little fish you get at Greek restaurants?
Are you sure that isn’t the Katrina crate-of-beer guy?
They do look alike. I suppose it could be his little brother.
ROTFL...Just lost the coffee I was about to swallow all over the laptop.
That’s the best match I’ve seen for that Katrina guy ever! ROTFLMAO!
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