Fish vs. Sargassum | National Geographic

you’ve heard of a survival of the

you’ve heard of a survival of the fittest well our next creature fits a

fittest well our next creature fits a

fittest well our next creature fits a category called survival of the fittest

category called survival of the fittest

category called survival of the fittest it’s the Sargassum fish and it’s evolved

it’s the Sargassum fish and it’s evolved

it’s the Sargassum fish and it’s evolved itself into a perfect predator because

itself into a perfect predator because

itself into a perfect predator because it perfectly and we mean perfectly

it perfectly and we mean perfectly

it perfectly and we mean perfectly mimics the Sargassum plant that gives it

mimics the Sargassum plant that gives it

mimics the Sargassum plant that gives it its name fish come to the Sargassum

its name fish come to the Sargassum

its name fish come to the Sargassum plant hoping to harvest what are called

plant hoping to harvest what are called

plant hoping to harvest what are called hydroids instead they find themselves

hydroids instead they find themselves

hydroids instead they find themselves staring into the eyeball of certain doom

staring into the eyeball of certain doom

staring into the eyeball of certain doom unfortunately the fish don’t pick up on

unfortunately the fish don’t pick up on

unfortunately the fish don’t pick up on this if they did they’d be making a

this if they did they’d be making a

this if they did they’d be making a hasty retreat the Sargassum fish is the

hasty retreat the Sargassum fish is the

hasty retreat the Sargassum fish is the big bad wolf of this part of the ocean

big bad wolf of this part of the ocean

big bad wolf of this part of the ocean off Florida’s coast here’s how clever

off Florida’s coast here’s how clever

off Florida’s coast here’s how clever the Sargassum disguise really is it’s

the Sargassum disguise really is it’s

the Sargassum disguise really is it’s Bobby doesn’t just mimic the color of

Bobby doesn’t just mimic the color of

Bobby doesn’t just mimic the color of the clam

the clam

the clam those white spots in the fish even mimic

those white spots in the fish even mimic

those white spots in the fish even mimic the tube worms and hydroids that grow in

the tube worms and hydroids that grow in

the tube worms and hydroids that grow in the Sargassum plan result before its

the Sargassum plan result before its

the Sargassum plan result before its prey can say hey I’m getting eaten by a

prey can say hey I’m getting eaten by a

prey can say hey I’m getting eaten by a plant it’s already been eaten by this

plant it’s already been eaten by this

plant it’s already been eaten by this sly predator here’s something even

sly predator here’s something even

sly predator here’s something even creepier its fins have evolved into

creepier its fins have evolved into

creepier its fins have evolved into prehensile fingers the better to creep

prehensile fingers the better to creep

prehensile fingers the better to creep through the foliage with as it searches

through the foliage with as it searches

through the foliage with as it searches for more and better prey

the Sargassum fish will eat other fish

the Sargassum fish will eat other fish almost its own size and here’s the

almost its own size and here’s the

almost its own size and here’s the creepiest part of all because of its

creepiest part of all because of its

creepiest part of all because of its translucent skin you can actually watch

translucent skin you can actually watch

translucent skin you can actually watch the victim experience his death throes

the victim experience his death throes

the victim experience his death throes inside the Sargassum fish