A black seadevil anglerfish (unflatteringly described by one marine biologist as “pretty much evolved to be a giant head”), usually a deep-sea dweller, was recently caught on camera swimming close to the surface by a shark research group near Tenerife.
The narrative they have adopted is that the tiny anglerfish, who lived her life in darkness, wanted to feel the “sun on her face”, so swam alone through the vast ocean to do that before expiring.
Here’s an unexpected addition to our 2025 bingo card: young women across the internet have been devastated by the demise of a nightmarish fanged fish.
“If you have a girlfriend right now, do yourself a favour and go ask her how she’s feeling about the anglerfish,” wrote one TikTok user.
This, however, was only the start of the anglerfish’s journey in the hearts and TikToks of young women.
