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Ocean sunfish survives crushing depths without a swim bladder

Original: 🐟 WATCH: The massive # Molamola lacks a swim bladder, relying on its gelatinous hypodermis to handle crushing pressure c

A new episode of the science program 'The Nature of Things', hosted by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan, examines the mola mola, a massive ocean fish that lacks a swim bladder. Instead, the fish relies on its gelatinous hypodermis tissue to withstand crushing pressure changes while hunting jellyfish deep in the ocean. Viewers are sharing footage of the unusual creature and its remarkable deep-diving adaptations.

Why now: Footage and explanations of the mola mola's unusual deep-sea adaptations from the science show are circulating among ocean enthusiasts.

mola molaThe Nature of ThingsSarika Cullis-SuzukiAnthony Morgan

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• 🐟 WATCH: The massive # Molamola lacks a swim bladder, relying on its gelatinous hypodermis to handle crushing pressure changes while hunting # jellyfish deep in the # ocean . In an episode of "The Nature of Things," hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan examine the… · tksst@fediscience.org · 4

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