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What exactly is this small puffer fish doing and how did it manage to accomplish such a feat?
How do sharks and other fish conserve and gain water in marine environments?What is this fish?! Is it even real?How does this headless fish still move?What kind of fish is this?Name and Behaviour of Arthropods near a CactusAny idea what this fish is?What are the small lumps in the mouth of the fish, and what is its function?Can anyone tell me what type of fish this is?Does someone know what kind of fish this is?What sort of fish is this?
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I recently saw a video on youtube where it shows a puffer fish making intricate designs in the sand:
OZZY MAN VIDEO
The puffer fish made this design on the sand:
What exactly is the puffer fish doing and how is it capable of accomplishing such a feat? Is this behavior learnt, or innate?
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I recently saw a video on youtube where it shows a puffer fish making intricate designs in the sand:
OZZY MAN VIDEO
The puffer fish made this design on the sand:
What exactly is the puffer fish doing and how is it capable of accomplishing such a feat? Is this behavior learnt, or innate?
ethology ichthyology marine-biology
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I recently saw a video on youtube where it shows a puffer fish making intricate designs in the sand:
OZZY MAN VIDEO
The puffer fish made this design on the sand:
What exactly is the puffer fish doing and how is it capable of accomplishing such a feat? Is this behavior learnt, or innate?
ethology ichthyology marine-biology
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I recently saw a video on youtube where it shows a puffer fish making intricate designs in the sand:
OZZY MAN VIDEO
The puffer fish made this design on the sand:
What exactly is the puffer fish doing and how is it capable of accomplishing such a feat? Is this behavior learnt, or innate?
ethology ichthyology marine-biology
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A tiny Japanese puffer fish creates a grand sand sculpture on the featureless seabed by using his fins to dig furrows. He uses this to attract the attention of passing females.
Why do puffer fish build sandcastles? (BBC)
Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
- http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/09/18/deep-sea-mystery-circle-love-story/
Here is the source of the video:
Puffer Fish Constructs A Masterpiece of Love - BBC Earth (YouTube)
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
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@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
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This "nest" is created by a male pufferfish for both courtship and for rearing young.
The male puffer fish uses its body and fins (a combination of pectoral, anal, and caudal -- see here) to break up the sand into fine particles and to move it around into the pattern seen above. It swims in channel-like (or furrow) patterns to create the ray pattern seen:
You can see a more complete video of this action through this BBC video on Youtube.
According to here and here this male puffer fish does all this to attract a female. National Geographic adds:
The circles, scientists say, are actually nests created by male pufferfish, which spend about ten days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females. What’s more, this industrious pufferfish is thought to be a new species in the Torquigener genus, according to the study, published July 1 [2013] in the journal Scientific Reports....
When a potential female partner arrives on the scene, the male stirs up the fine sand in the nest’s inner circle. If she deems the nest, and the male who built it, satisfactory, she lays her eggs in the center of the nest and leaves.
Scientists are not sure why building intricate sand nests attract mates, but perhaps a larger, more-intricate nest (i.e., one that took a long time) could indicate to the female that the male is stronger or more fit.
All this effort does not stop at courtship however. Again from Nat Geo:
Once the female splits, though, it’s the male who does the parental chores: He remains in the nest until the eggs hatch six days later.
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A tiny Japanese puffer fish creates a grand sand sculpture on the featureless seabed by using his fins to dig furrows. He uses this to attract the attention of passing females.
Why do puffer fish build sandcastles? (BBC)
Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
- http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/09/18/deep-sea-mystery-circle-love-story/
Here is the source of the video:
Puffer Fish Constructs A Masterpiece of Love - BBC Earth (YouTube)
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
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– user35897
yesterday
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@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
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– ukemi
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$begingroup$
A tiny Japanese puffer fish creates a grand sand sculpture on the featureless seabed by using his fins to dig furrows. He uses this to attract the attention of passing females.
Why do puffer fish build sandcastles? (BBC)
Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
- http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/09/18/deep-sea-mystery-circle-love-story/
Here is the source of the video:
Puffer Fish Constructs A Masterpiece of Love - BBC Earth (YouTube)
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
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– user35897
yesterday
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@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
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– ukemi
yesterday
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$begingroup$
A tiny Japanese puffer fish creates a grand sand sculpture on the featureless seabed by using his fins to dig furrows. He uses this to attract the attention of passing females.
Why do puffer fish build sandcastles? (BBC)
Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
- http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/09/18/deep-sea-mystery-circle-love-story/
Here is the source of the video:
Puffer Fish Constructs A Masterpiece of Love - BBC Earth (YouTube)
$endgroup$
A tiny Japanese puffer fish creates a grand sand sculpture on the featureless seabed by using his fins to dig furrows. He uses this to attract the attention of passing females.
Why do puffer fish build sandcastles? (BBC)
Further observation revealed that this “mysterious circle” was not just there to make the ocean floor look pretty. Attracted by the grooves and ridges, female puffer fish would find their way along the dark seabed to the male puffer fish where they would mate and lay eggs in the center of the circle. In fact, the scientists observed that the more ridges the circle contained, the more likely it was that the female would mate with the male. The little sea shells weren’t just in vain either. The observers believe that they serve as vital nutrients to the eggs as they hatch, and to the newborns.
- http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/09/18/deep-sea-mystery-circle-love-story/
Here is the source of the video:
Puffer Fish Constructs A Masterpiece of Love - BBC Earth (YouTube)
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
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@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
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– user35897
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@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
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– ukemi
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Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
$endgroup$
– user35897
yesterday
$begingroup$
Ok thanks +1. But this only answers the first part of the question. How is such a puffer fish capable of doing this? Is this knowledge learnt or ingrained?
$endgroup$
– user35897
yesterday
$begingroup$
@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
$endgroup$
– ukemi
yesterday
$begingroup$
@user35897 By 'how' I thought you meant mechanically, in which case the video shows better than a description.
$endgroup$
– ukemi
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This "nest" is created by a male pufferfish for both courtship and for rearing young.
The male puffer fish uses its body and fins (a combination of pectoral, anal, and caudal -- see here) to break up the sand into fine particles and to move it around into the pattern seen above. It swims in channel-like (or furrow) patterns to create the ray pattern seen:
You can see a more complete video of this action through this BBC video on Youtube.
According to here and here this male puffer fish does all this to attract a female. National Geographic adds:
The circles, scientists say, are actually nests created by male pufferfish, which spend about ten days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females. What’s more, this industrious pufferfish is thought to be a new species in the Torquigener genus, according to the study, published July 1 [2013] in the journal Scientific Reports....
When a potential female partner arrives on the scene, the male stirs up the fine sand in the nest’s inner circle. If she deems the nest, and the male who built it, satisfactory, she lays her eggs in the center of the nest and leaves.
Scientists are not sure why building intricate sand nests attract mates, but perhaps a larger, more-intricate nest (i.e., one that took a long time) could indicate to the female that the male is stronger or more fit.
All this effort does not stop at courtship however. Again from Nat Geo:
Once the female splits, though, it’s the male who does the parental chores: He remains in the nest until the eggs hatch six days later.
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This "nest" is created by a male pufferfish for both courtship and for rearing young.
The male puffer fish uses its body and fins (a combination of pectoral, anal, and caudal -- see here) to break up the sand into fine particles and to move it around into the pattern seen above. It swims in channel-like (or furrow) patterns to create the ray pattern seen:
You can see a more complete video of this action through this BBC video on Youtube.
According to here and here this male puffer fish does all this to attract a female. National Geographic adds:
The circles, scientists say, are actually nests created by male pufferfish, which spend about ten days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females. What’s more, this industrious pufferfish is thought to be a new species in the Torquigener genus, according to the study, published July 1 [2013] in the journal Scientific Reports....
When a potential female partner arrives on the scene, the male stirs up the fine sand in the nest’s inner circle. If she deems the nest, and the male who built it, satisfactory, she lays her eggs in the center of the nest and leaves.
Scientists are not sure why building intricate sand nests attract mates, but perhaps a larger, more-intricate nest (i.e., one that took a long time) could indicate to the female that the male is stronger or more fit.
All this effort does not stop at courtship however. Again from Nat Geo:
Once the female splits, though, it’s the male who does the parental chores: He remains in the nest until the eggs hatch six days later.
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
This "nest" is created by a male pufferfish for both courtship and for rearing young.
The male puffer fish uses its body and fins (a combination of pectoral, anal, and caudal -- see here) to break up the sand into fine particles and to move it around into the pattern seen above. It swims in channel-like (or furrow) patterns to create the ray pattern seen:
You can see a more complete video of this action through this BBC video on Youtube.
According to here and here this male puffer fish does all this to attract a female. National Geographic adds:
The circles, scientists say, are actually nests created by male pufferfish, which spend about ten days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females. What’s more, this industrious pufferfish is thought to be a new species in the Torquigener genus, according to the study, published July 1 [2013] in the journal Scientific Reports....
When a potential female partner arrives on the scene, the male stirs up the fine sand in the nest’s inner circle. If she deems the nest, and the male who built it, satisfactory, she lays her eggs in the center of the nest and leaves.
Scientists are not sure why building intricate sand nests attract mates, but perhaps a larger, more-intricate nest (i.e., one that took a long time) could indicate to the female that the male is stronger or more fit.
All this effort does not stop at courtship however. Again from Nat Geo:
Once the female splits, though, it’s the male who does the parental chores: He remains in the nest until the eggs hatch six days later.
$endgroup$
This "nest" is created by a male pufferfish for both courtship and for rearing young.
The male puffer fish uses its body and fins (a combination of pectoral, anal, and caudal -- see here) to break up the sand into fine particles and to move it around into the pattern seen above. It swims in channel-like (or furrow) patterns to create the ray pattern seen:
You can see a more complete video of this action through this BBC video on Youtube.
According to here and here this male puffer fish does all this to attract a female. National Geographic adds:
The circles, scientists say, are actually nests created by male pufferfish, which spend about ten days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females. What’s more, this industrious pufferfish is thought to be a new species in the Torquigener genus, according to the study, published July 1 [2013] in the journal Scientific Reports....
When a potential female partner arrives on the scene, the male stirs up the fine sand in the nest’s inner circle. If she deems the nest, and the male who built it, satisfactory, she lays her eggs in the center of the nest and leaves.
Scientists are not sure why building intricate sand nests attract mates, but perhaps a larger, more-intricate nest (i.e., one that took a long time) could indicate to the female that the male is stronger or more fit.
All this effort does not stop at courtship however. Again from Nat Geo:
Once the female splits, though, it’s the male who does the parental chores: He remains in the nest until the eggs hatch six days later.
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