Have you ever seen a fish go fishing? The frogfish in this extraordinary Instagram post is very good at it! Watch the clever way it uses its own body as bait to lure unsuspecting prey and then ...

Many animals rely on the ability to camouflage to avoid detection from predators, but in the case of the frogfish, camouflage is used to lure in its prey. The frogfish is one of the most peculiar ...

The chances that you’ve ever seen a hairy frogfish before are slim, but they are some of the quickest vertebrate predators in the world for a specific reason. With a strange appearance and extremely ...

Characterized by their unique adaptations to extreme environments, anglerfish are known for using lures to attract prey. Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered in frogfish (a ...

At Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, a pea-sized fish is making history. The baby warty frogfish, Antennarius maculatus, is not only ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Anglerfish are some of the most bizarre and fearsome ...

Sad that this awesome video on frogfish wasn't included. Among other things, you can see the lures in action. (About 21 minutes long, but if you know what Nebula is you can skip to about 1:20 to get ...

Inside the colorful Wild Reef exhibit on the lower level of Chicago's Shedd Aquarium sits a small tank containing two warty ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus), also known as the hairy frogfish. (Credit: Deposit Photos) Anglerfish earned the name ...