blessmycottonsocks
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Meet the Sarcastic Fringehead.
This wonderfully named fish is only of modest size - 30 cm or so, and sits, looking rather grumpy, in its burrow for hours on end.
Should a hapless small fish or crustacean come within striking distance though, it explodes forth, opening its mouth to a seemingly impossible size to swallow it:
The huge gaping maw also plays a part in establishing dominance between male Sarcastic Fringeheads as, apparently, females are turned on by their potential mates being all mouth (but no trousers).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcastic_fringehead
This wonderfully named fish is only of modest size - 30 cm or so, and sits, looking rather grumpy, in its burrow for hours on end.
Should a hapless small fish or crustacean come within striking distance though, it explodes forth, opening its mouth to a seemingly impossible size to swallow it:
The huge gaping maw also plays a part in establishing dominance between male Sarcastic Fringeheads as, apparently, females are turned on by their potential mates being all mouth (but no trousers).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcastic_fringehead