“The midshipman is not your average fish.”--Marine...
“The midshipman is not your average fish.”
--Marine biologist Steve Kamolnick, speaking at USC and describing the melodious midshipman, which cruises coastal waters at night, producing a sound identified as singing and flashing button-like bioluminescent “headlights” to attract a mate.
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