It’s one of the most basic biology facts we’re taught in school growing up: Birds and mammals are warm-blooded, while reptiles, amphibians and fish are cold-blooded. But new research is turning this well-known knowledge on its head with the discovery of the world’s first warm-blooded fish — the opah.
The snout of a red palm weevil, rhynchophorus ferrugineus, looking much like a stylish dinosaur boxer.
the wackiest thing about this weevil’s face though for those who didn’t already notice:
It can see underneath its snoot
oh oh another thing I love about this beetle
While some beetles have distinct “necks,” you can see how this weevil’s head is nestled in a socket like a “ball joint” almost.
So there’s a fringe of little yellow lashes all along the bottom, which we can presume are there for the same reason as our eyelashes to help keep dirt and dust out of the socket!
It doesn’t have a matching set of lashes on the top, so that also tells you it seldom has to angle its head further upward from the default position, or possibly can’t do so at all.
The Giant Oarfish is the longest bony fish, reaching a confirmed length of up to 11m with unofficial accounts of up to 17m in length. Rarely seen alive, they occasionally wash up on shores, or are caught as bycatch in fishing nets. As a deep-sea fish, the Oarfish sports reduced mineralization in their bones due to the low mineral content of their environment, resulting in bendy, semi-translucent bones. Unlike most fish, the Oarfish lacks scales. Their flesh is gooey and gelatinous, and unpleasant to eat.
