Behold the frogfish. This bizarre creature really is a fish, despite its bullfrog face, pectoral fins that look like webbed feet, and a froglike mouth that snaps up unsuspecting prey. But the way it ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Anglerfish are some of the most bizarre and fearsome ...
In this stunning YouTube clip, a frogfish bides its time, waiting for the perfect moment to strike at an unsuspecting cardinal fish. This gives us time to observe it and wonder whether it is a frog or ...
"Who is this alien?" is Mashable’s enduring series about the exceptionally peculiar critters that inhabit a relatively small, ocean-dominated world in the outer realms of the Milky Way galaxy, called ...
Leaving alone on the seafloor is the lonely painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus. Males and females only come together for the dirty deed but quickly become ...
Popquiz: Can you spot the fish in this picture? That’s one of 47 species of the weird, sponge-like frogfish. Here are all 47 species. Frogfish are really good at blending in with their environment, ...
From tarantulas to raccoons, many people forgo traditional pets like cats and dogs and find themselves something altogether more exotic. One TikTok user prefers things more tropical in the pet ...
The chances that you’ve ever seen a hairy frogfish before are slim, but they are some of the quickest vertebrate predators in the world for a specific reason. With a strange appearance and extremely ...
A fish that appears to have two legs has stumped scientists in New Zealand. The curious all-black creature — believed to be a Frogfish — was found washed ashore in shallow water in the country’s Bay ...
They are known as the 'masters of disguise' for their unbelievable ability to camouflage with their surroundings. And now, a keen diver has caught a video of a rare frogfish in action. The incredible ...
For viewers who remember sitting through the BBC’s 11-part 2006 nature documentary series “Planet Earth” and its six-episode 2016 sequel “Planet Earth II,” it certainly didn’t come as a surprise for ...