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Ok but what evolutionary purpose does this have? It seems just impractical at best
Evolution isn't a directed process, so there's no "purpose". I, a male, have nipples. What evolutionary purpose does that have?
pleasure?
They swallow their prey whole, and they don't have large gill slits to vent out water in their mouth, so they have secondary set of jaws to pull food into the throat.
If you really want to get impractical, we breath and eat through the same tube, and that causes all kinds of problems.
Can't wait until we develop another set of teeth too
We already do, and that causes problems, so we invented dentists to yank them out.
Mood killer. My wisdom teeth are vestigial teeth and they will stay that way (I had mine removed in 2018)
So does the venting water, like, pull food down the throat in other fish?
Yes.* They'll close off their gills and open their mouths, which creates a vacuum and sucks the food deeper into the mouth, then they close their mouths and open their gills to flush the water out but keep the food.
Morays on the other hand, have two little holes on the sides of their neck, and those are the exits for their gills. That's why they always look like they are gasping or yawning; they are trying to force more water over their gills.
*There are a couple different structures for biting and swallowing food in the fish world, but a lot of fish simply open their big mouths and suck in nearby prey.
thank you
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(My name is John Daker)
Scrum screee mmmmm Mr. Moraaayyyeeee.
whep?
Stick you hand in a crack and you don't get it back, that's a moray.
When a grid's misaligned with another behind, that's a moire.
When your 'ah' is a sigh but you screamed in surprise, add some more As.
When you lie in a room and you're all the way doon, that's the floor, eh
Why bother evolving that? Can't you just evolve a bigger jaw instead? What's wrong with you? That's nasty.
No, that’s a moray.
Thats the influence for the alien.
I read this in her voice:
I think it's hot
"When you walk in the sea and an eel bites your knee, that's a moray".
🎶 When the moon hits your eyes like a big pizza pie... 🎵
That's a moray
Spongebo, oh sorry wrong song i think.
I get it. It ain't making me laugh, but I get it.
Depression sucks, eh? There's help out there for ya if you are wanting it.
Who shat in YOUR cereal today?