Anglerfish, especially deep-sea anglerfish, are some of the strangest fish in the ocean. When our friend David Jara managed to film one, we had to learn more from him about these fascinating creatures. Explore some of the greatest mysteries of anglerfish biology. Check out David's work at: jara.natura on Instagram Timeline: 01:39 Discovery story: Finding the anglerfish 02:35 Anglerfish’s condition and behavior 03:24 Size and appearance details 04:21 Preservation at Tenerife Museum 04:47 Anglerfish biology: Lure, bioluminescence, and prey 06:08 Bioluminescent bacteria and hunting adaptations 07:11 Unsolved mysteries 08:02 Deep-sea adaptations 09:48 Energy storage and fasting mysteries 11:35 Evolution of anglerfish traits 12:31 Monkfish comparison and deep-sea diversification 13:45 Species variety, social behavior Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here: Strange Creatures Book Become an Animalogic member: Animalogic Membership Get Animalogic Merch: Animalogic Merch Support Animalogic on Patreon: Animalogic Patreon Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays: Subscribe to Animalogic More Animalogic: TikTok | Facebook Produced by Andrés Salazar Hosted and Illustrated by Danielle Dufault Edited by David Uribe Visual Research by Jan Aliño Examining the nature of the beast. 01:39: Discovery story: Finding the anglerfish02:35: Anglerfish’s condition and behavior03:24: Size and appearance details04:21: Preservation at Tenerife Museum04:47: Anglerfish biology: Lure, bioluminescence, and prey06:08: Bioluminescent bacteria and hunting adaptations07:11: Unsolved mysteries08:02: Deep-sea adaptations09:48: Energy storage and fasting mysteries11:35: Evolution of anglerfish traits12:31: Monkfish comparison and deep-sea diversification13:45: Species variety, social behavior #anglerfish #deep-sea #biology #DavidJara #bioluminescence #preservation #mysteries #adaptations #fishing #nature See show notes: https://inlet.fm/animalogic/episodes/67f99fd3e873b2b790981af5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices