Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) alive, in broad daylight and on the surface!!" read the Instagram caption, ...
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This Mysterious Fish Became a Viral Phenomenon. Here's Why.
In February, researchers from conservation organization Condrik Tenerife were about two kilometers off the coast of Tenerife ...
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How a dying anglerfish became a global icon on social media
A humpback anglerfish, usually found deep underwater, was filmed near the surface. The amazed scientists and sparked online ...
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An anglerfish’s search for the sun goes viral, but science has a different story
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. Last week, scientists spotted an anglerfish near the ...
‘Icarus of deep’: how dying anglerfish became social media sensation
Photographer David Jara Boguná filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming ...
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An Anglerfish has the internet crying, Scientists are scratching their heads
When the anglerfish was first documented in 1833 along the shores of Greenland by zoologist Johannes Christopher Hagemann ...
Deep sea chronicles: Why the mating of anglerfish is one of nature’s extraordinary love stories
When a male anglerfish finds his mate in the pitch-black expanse of the deep sea, he uses his sharp teeth to latch onto her ...
How a dying anglerfish became the darling of social media
Photographer David Jara Boguñá filmed a humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii, a species of black seadevil) swimming near the surface in sunlit waters. These fish have never before been seen ...
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Man Makes Stunning Tribute To The Anglerfish Who Captured The Internet’s Heart
After realizing he could put anything he wanted on his bedroom walls, a talented artist created a 3D seascape with an ...
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The internet is sobbing over sighting of deep-sea anglerfish surfacing before death: Video
A black seadevil anglerfish has captured − and broken − hearts across the globe after the small deep-sea creature swam to the surface in Spain's Canary Islands just before dying. A TikTok user ...
Here’s how dying anglerfish became social media sensation
The video has provoked an enormously empathetic response on social media, with some seeing the fish as a feminist icon or an ...