"When mating, a male anglerfish bites into the flesh of his female mate, attaching to her body. His mouth fuses with her skin, and their bloodstreams merge. Once joined, the male degenerates and atrophies into nothing more than a pair of gonads, which release sperm in response to hormones in the female's bloodstream indicating egg release. A female will often have several males attached to her at once."Nice... It falls into that "wouldn't it be bizarre if humans did this?" category.
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