You might think there’s no safer place underwater than snugged to the side of the largest fish on Earth. But you would be wrong. Divers watched in awe as a particularly persistent bird called a ...

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While a scuba diver was swimming off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt, a remora fish mistook him for a shark and tried to latch onto him in the water. In a recently released video of the encounter, the ...

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Sticking to the bodies of sharks and other larger marine life is a well-known specialty of remora fishes (Echeneidae) and their super-powered suction disks on their heads. But a new study has now ...

Remora fish, with a sucking disc on their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to boat hulls and were once thought to purposely slow the boat down. While that is a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Remora fish, known commonly as suckerfish, are technically not ...

Remora fish, with a sucking disc on top of their heads, have been the stuff of legend. They often attach themselves to the hulls of boats and in ancient times were thought to purposely slow the boat ...

Cameras attached to blue whales have inadvertently revealed new information about the behaviour of remora fish that hitch a ride on larger marine animals. Among other things, the footage shows that ...