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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

'Ghost sharks' grow forehead teeth to help them have sex, study suggests

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'Ghost sharks' grow forehead teeth to help them have sex, study suggests

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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago
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Male "ghost sharks"—eerie deep-sea fish known as chimaeras that are related to sharks and rays—have a strange rod jutting from their foreheads, studded with sharp, retractable teeth. New research appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals these are not merely lookalikes, but real rows of teeth that grow outside the mouth.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/51015817

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  • cabron_offsets@lemmy.world
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    Bitches love forehead teeth.

  • AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    How am I supposed to compete with forehead teeth? Forever alone.

    • Deme@sopuli.xyz
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      Pull some out of your mouth and glue them to your forehead.

      Gotta work on improving yourself! Even if it doesn’t work, you’ll still feel better in the end.

  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world
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    I thought it was just me.

    • betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world
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      I’ve dropped the habit since high school but it didn’t work very well for me back then.

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    I did not read the article. I was curious why and how forehead tewth are an evolutionary advantage but I am okay with not knowing. That’s enough internet for next week

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    Even if I have to grow teeth on my fucking forehead, I’m getting me some tail.

  • JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca
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    Ugh, I hate lazy science reporting like this. A title like « Horny fish seem to survive/breed more » is not only catchier but more accurate.

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