Orange Roughy
Seamount elder of the deep
Mating System Types
Promiscuity
Mating system with no lasting pair bonds, where both sexes mate with multiple partners opportunistically
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Promiscuity Animals
Urechis unicinctus (Penis Fish)
The mudflat innkeeper with a mucus net
Swordfish
One sword. Whole oceans to roam.
Perch Fish
Spines up-freshwater's sharp hunters
Stonefish
Looks like a rock. Hits like a needle.
Bark Scorpion
Climbs like a gecko, stings like a storm
Horse Mackerel
Rough-sided sprinters of the sea
Arthropleura
Carboniferous colossus on many legs
Margay
The cat that climbs like a monkey
Shiranian
Tiny lion-heart, giant cuddle energy
Egyptian Tortoise
Small shell, big desert survivor
Brown Tree Snake
Night-climber that changed Guam's forests
Tasmanian Tiger Snake
Banded, black, and built for wetlands
Texas Brown Tarantula
Big, brown, and mostly mellow.
Arizona Blonde Tarantula
Blond legs, desert burrows, calm giant
Orange Baboon Tarantula
Orange Baboon Tarantula: Web. Dash. Defend.
Chilean Rose Tarantula
Chile's "rose" with a hidden defense
Pumpkin Patch Tarantula
Small spider, big pumpkin vibes
Green Bottle Blue Tarantula
Desert jewel, webbing machine
Puertasaurus
Patagonia's giant, known from fragments
Ruddy Duck
Small duck, big tail attitude
Mole Crab (Sand Flea)
Burrow fast. Filter the surf.
Hairy Frogfish
Hairy master of disguise-hook, lure, gulp
Oilfish
Deep-water predator with a waxy secret