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Pufferfish Create Underwater Crop Circles When They Mate - by Rachel Nuwer/ SmartNews/ SmithsonianMag.com
"In certain tracts of ocean, divers know to look for “underwater crop circles,” ornate symmetrical patterns temporarily carved into the sandy sea floor. But since 1995, when they were first discovered in Japan, no one could explain these phenomena. Now, the mystery has been solved: pufferfish are the culprits. The team of researchers behind the finding declared that the “huge geometrical structures” play a role in this species’ mating rituals."
Photo: Kawase et al
A few months ago my wife and I took an Eco-Cruise in Sarasota Bay from the Mote Aquarium and Marine Laboratory. The crew thew out a Seine net and when they pulled it up, the Marine Laboratory Biologist aboard identified the different sea-life and fish that was in the net and then threw it back into the bay. On our trip, part of the haul was a puffer fish. It was fun to see it "puff up" and then go back to regular size.
Richard
"In certain tracts of ocean, divers know to look for “underwater crop circles,” ornate symmetrical patterns temporarily carved into the sandy sea floor. But since 1995, when they were first discovered in Japan, no one could explain these phenomena. Now, the mystery has been solved: pufferfish are the culprits. The team of researchers behind the finding declared that the “huge geometrical structures” play a role in this species’ mating rituals."
Photo: Kawase et al
A few months ago my wife and I took an Eco-Cruise in Sarasota Bay from the Mote Aquarium and Marine Laboratory. The crew thew out a Seine net and when they pulled it up, the Marine Laboratory Biologist aboard identified the different sea-life and fish that was in the net and then threw it back into the bay. On our trip, part of the haul was a puffer fish. It was fun to see it "puff up" and then go back to regular size.
Richard