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[–] llamatron@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is that the fish where the male latches on to the female and then is slowly, I think, absorbed until only the testicles remain? The females can end up swimming round with a whole bunch of different balls on them and can choose which to fertilise with.

[–] drhodl@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Geez! No wonder it looks so angry.