Luring Fascination

In the spirit of talking about animals that live in the sea, I'm going to talk about the angler fish, a fish that I've always been fascinated by.

What amazes me the most is its lure--the "light" above its head which allows it to attract prey. Just think, a fish with a light on its head. That's pretty cool. Imagine if all humans had some sort of light on their heads that would light up whenever we want it to. Ok it doesn't sound as cool because we're not used to the concept. But if everyone were born with it, I'm sure it'd be a useful tool. :)

Anyway, I can just picture a bottom-dwelling fish, who's lived in darkness all its life suddenly see a glimmer in the distance. This, I can only assume, will mesmerize it so much that it feels compelled to swim towards it. And that, my friends, would be the end of the existence of this fish...

Furthermore, I just found out recently, that the males exist SOLELY for reproductive reasons. Now that's just sad. Here's what happens: The males are basically parasites, much smaller than the female and once they sense that there's a female near, they'll attach themselves to them (if they don't find a female within a certain time after they're born, then they die since they don't have a digestive system). Then they'll atrophy into a pair of gonads, and the gonads will release the sperm once they sense that the female is about to release her eggs. Talk about having a life!

Now just imagine the human analogy: Girls are much bigger/taller than boys. When boys are born, they bite the flesh on girls and attach themselves there so they can survive. Then, slowly, they'll shrink into nothing but a pair of testicles. And when girls are all grown up and are ready to have a baby, she'll automatically be pregnant (since the testicles can sense when she wants to get pregnant). That would just be a sad sad world...not to mention a bit messed up...