Based on the several thousands of hours' worth of random documentaries I've seen, that huge thing is the female.
Yep plus the male either dies and gets eaten or gets fused to the females body or something
Life isn't a gift when you're a male insect... giving life, on the other hand, is just a horrible curse.
Isn't that basically the same life cycle as anglerfish?
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Is cooler to live in the time where that is the male, or where the male is just another organ within the fish?
Sexual dimorphism is one of those terms that gets stuck in my head like a catchy tune.
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