First-ever video footage of anglerfish mating

In the darkness of the deep sea, there are all sorts of strange activities that have never before been seen by human eyes. With a lifeless gaze, a dangling bioluminescent protrusion that juts from their face, and a gaping mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth, anglerfish may be among the best representations of the peculiarities thousands of feet beneath the surface. And, their mating habits are fittingly bizarre. Anglerfish engage in what's known as sexual parasitism; the male latches onto the female and slowly fuses with her body until the two have formed a permanent pair, with the male supplying sperm to his mate while simultaneously receiving nutrients. Now, in what's said to be a'rare and important' discovery, scientists have captured footage of live anglerfish mating for the first time, according to an exclusive report in Science Magazine.