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dixiegrrrrl

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3. This is so cool:

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Sat Jan 23, 2016, 09:02 AM

Jan 2016

Frogfishes have the fastest bite of any vertebrate," the New Zealand museum explains. "Their mouths expand at the speed approaching a .22 rifle bullet - and that's in a medium 800x denser than air."

can you just picture if humans had that ability.?

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This bizarre fish with legs has been discovered off the coast of New Zealand [View all] WillParkinson Jan 2016 OP

My best guess says they mostly swim Warpy Jan 2016 #1

BC Xipe Totec Jan 2016 #2

This is so cool: dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 #3