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Meet Wakatobi’s hidden hunter

Slow, reclusive, and lacking in both offensive and defensive weaponry, the frogfish wouldn’t seem to have the tools needed to become a lethal predator. Yet despite some seeming shortcomings in the attack department, these enigmatic little creatures have developed a unique strategy to capture prey – they hide in plain sight and go ‘fishing'. Watch this short video of a young frogfish on a Wakatobi reef.

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Mark Evans
Mark Evans
Scuba Diver's Editorial Director Mark Evans has been in the diving industry for nearly 25 years, and has been diving since he was just 12 years old. nearly 40-odd years later and he is still addicted to the underwater world.
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