Reader beware: The longnosed stargazer fish’s stare is about to stay rent-free in your head ceaselessly. The Untamed Paths, which presents ecological excursions in Singapore, lately posted a video of a uncommon discover from an intertidal exploration. The “unusual and engaging sight” of a longnosed stargazer staring up from the sand is downright weird.
In accordance with Wild Singapore, longnosed stargazers are a kind of “pop-eyed fish” that bury themselves in sandy shores with solely their bulbous eyes and gaping mouth protruding. These ambush predators place themselves like this in order that when unsuspecting prey passes overhead, they’ll leap and gobble it up utilizing the factor of shock.
And now think about beachgoers’ shock once they got here throughout this uncommon sight.
In The Untamed Paths’ Instagram video, you’ll be able to see the unsettling stare of the stargazer, its eyes unblinking. Additionally within the video, you’ll be able to see it leap, then rebury itself within the sand.
Stargazers aren’t simply creepy; they’re additionally venomous. They’ve two massive spines that may inject a painful toxin into their victims. Some species even have an electrical organ that may electrify their prey.
In different phrases, subsequent time you’re at a seaside in Singapore, don’t neglect to look down.
