10 Horrifying Animal Facts You Really Don't Want To Know

10. Male Anglerfish Transform Into A Pair Of Balls

If we never find life on another planet, that's because the aliens are already here. The furious-looking Anglerfish has every right to look angry - his life is one long, horrendously hungry struggle, and it ends as a pair of gonads. Yes, really. When the miserable male angler eventually finds a female, he'll latch onto her with his teeth, only to discover his lips starting to melt. Eventually, his entire body fully fuses to her skin and bloodstream; losing his eyes and internal organs in one weird-ass sci-fi process. The only thing left will be a pair of testicles, which the lady can then use to impregnate herself. In fact, a female will carry six or more pairs of balls on her body. And you thought you had problems.
 
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