Disappearing Act
A red Irish lord in chilly Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, is having difficulty swallowing its favorite prey, the pygmy rock crab. Unfortunate sideways orientation combined with the crab’s grip on the fish’s upper lip mean that this meal might not come so easily. Photo by David HallIt's a fish-eat-fish world out there (or a fish-eat-parasite world). Point is, there's a lot of snacking going on. Be it an opportunistic whale shark that's formed a partnership with fishermen, a painted frogfish using a homemade lure or a team of striped marlin herding prey together, what's for dinner is a question universal to all of us.



