The Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker Is Armed to the Teeth - The New York Times

The diminutive predator is a terrible swimmer but thrives in the intertidal zone thanks to odd evolutionary adaptation.

The young, once hatched, sink to the sea floor and grasp onto something with their fully developed suction cups. They just stick there for a while, like, This is my safe spot, this is where I go, Ms.… [+1401 chars]

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