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Armor Plated Tentacle Fish

posted by martyb on Sunday February 10 2019, @11:00PM   
from the Ph'nglui-mglw'nafh-Cthulhu-R'lyeh-wgah'nagl-fhtagn dept.

RandomFactor writes:

Six new species of catfish covered in bony armor and sporting faces full of tentacles have been discovered in Amazon museums.

Pics of two of the new species, Ancistrus kellerae and Ancistrus patronus, are shown in the article. Additional documentation in the journal (paywall) Zootaxa

The fish were identified from specimens collected in the Guiana Shield region, an area encompassing parts of Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana.

Insightfully, on the purpose of the tentacles, Dr Lesley de Souza from the Chicago Field Museum, who discovered the Lovecraftian delights, speculated

If males have impressive tentacles, females will see them as high quality partners.

No word from Wizards of the Coast on whether they will be added into the next edition Monster Manual.

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• "Will You Marry Me?" "Will You Marry Me?" (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday February 11 2019, @01:27AM (3 children)

  by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday February 11 2019, @01:27AM (#799309) Homepage Journal

  "Yes," replied Bonita Hatcher.

  We were wed on July 22, 2000 in Pippy Park, in St. John's Newfoundland.

  Your.
  Move.

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• Re:"Will You Marry Me?" (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday February 11 2019, @02:07AM

  by Arik (4543) on Monday February 11 2019, @02:07AM (#799325) Journal

  My condolences.
  
  Your point?

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• Re:"Will You Marry Me?" Re:"Will You Marry Me?" (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday February 11 2019, @02:23AM (1 child)

  by Arik (4543) on Monday February 11 2019, @02:23AM (#799333) Journal

  Oh I'm sorry I wasn't trying to be rude.
  
  Your.
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  • You made me smile. Thank You! (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Monday February 11 2019, @02:35AM

    by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Monday February 11 2019, @02:35AM (#799341) Homepage Journal

    I didn't realize you meant no offense.

    My point is that _women_ are into me too.

    I am Bisexual, and came out to Bonita very early on when we were just dating. She was _completely_ cool about it; all she asked was that I remain faithful to her, which I did for the entire eleven years she and I were together.

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