39 Life in the Deep

Strange-looking creatures dwell in the deepest parts of the ocean, where no light ever reaches. One of the inhabitants of this dark, high-pressure underwater habitat is the anglerfish. It has several unusual features.

Since it is so dark in the depths of Day, Jones's Locker, it is very difficult for fish to spot prey or to find mates. The female anglerfish solves the hunting problem by means of a long tentacle that extends upward from the top of her body. This tentacle serves as a fishing pole of sorts; its end emits a glowing light that the female anglerfish quickly snaps up her prey. At the appropriate moment, the female anglerfish's quickly snaps up her prey.

Nature has a relationship in which the male of the species of finding a mate by developing a much smaller male anglerfish attaches itself to the female's skin, and by being into her flesh. His mouth becomes firmly affixed to the female in its life-son they are even sharing the same bloodstream! After this stage, the female's skin and the male receives its nourishment through the connection to the female has been reached, its own digestive organs and other major organs deteriorate. Only the reproductive organs remain intact.

39 深海生命

外形奇特的生物栖息在海洋最深处，那里永远没有光线。这种黑暗、高压的水下栖息地的居民之一是琵琶鱼，它有几个不寻常的特征。

在“戴维·琼斯的 locker”深处如此黑暗，鱼类很难发现猎物或寻找配偶。雌性琵琶鱼通过从身体顶部向上延伸的长触手解决了捕猎问题：这条触手就像某种钓鱼竿，末端会发出光芒，雌性琵琶鱼会在合适的时机迅速咬住猎物。

在这种生物中，雄性的体型要小得多，它们通过附着在雌性的皮肤上（甚至嵌入其肉体）来寻找配偶。雄性的嘴会牢牢固定在雌性身上，它们甚至共享同一个血液循环！在这个阶段之后，雄性通过与雌性的连接获取营养，它自身的消化器官和其他主要器官会退化，只有生殖器官保持完好。