The Fastest Noms in the West

Not only are frogfish some of the ocean’s best disguise artists, they have some pretty amazing evolutionary adaptations when it comes to eating.

This is a high speed video, shot at 1000 frames per second, that shows a frogfish extending its mouthparts out to surround its prey, creating an enormous suction cannon that literally sucks the food into its gullet.

Oh, and this whole sequence takes 0.17 seconds.

(Video via Wainwrightlab)

Source: youtube.com

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    I been seeing a lot of frogfish here lately; neat video of one feeding.
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