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The Moth That Drinks Tears From Sleeping Birds
In the forests of Madagascar, one moth feeds on something stranger than nectar.
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anglerfish · deep sea creatures · anglerfish mating · sexual parasitism · weird animals · animal facts
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In the deep sea, some male anglerfish are tiny. They sniff out a female, bite her and slowly fuse into her body until they share her blood. His eyes, fins and most organs waste away. Her immune system lets him stay because these anglerfish have lost key defences that would normally reject foreign tissue.
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- Science: The immunogenetics of sexual parasitism
- UW News: Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune system
- Nature Reviews Immunology: Loss of immunity lets a sexual parasite hold on tight
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#47Weird nature
These Bees Cook An Intruder Alive
When a giant hornet scout finds a Japanese honeybee nest, hundreds of bees pile onto it and form a tight ball.
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This Spider Goes Fishing With Fake Moth Perfume
Bolas spiders don't build a normal web.
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