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Hairy frogfish has a built-in fishing pole

By Popkin

Sep 11, 2024
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Screenshot: Ocean Vision / YouTube
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When I first started watching this video of a hairy frogfish, I couldn't have imagined that this creature was about to become even more fascinating than it already is. A few moments into the video, the fish whips out its fishing lure, and it's pretty trippy looking. 

The frogfish's lure is a translucent, wire-thin append…

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