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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Photo: Fish Lives in Logs, Breathing Air, for Months at a Time


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A mangrove rivulus peers out from a rotted-out log.

Scientists have now found that this fish, already famed for its bizarre sex habits and ability to survive extreme conditions, does something never seen before: hangs out inside deadwood for months at a time to survive dry spells.

Photograph by Ben Chapman