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Ocean sunfish rewarm at the surface after deep excursions to forage for siphonophores.
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The collective comments highlight both scientific appreciation and entertainment, with mentions of the sunfish's deep dives, thermoregulation, and unique physical traits, often conveyed with humor and admiration; this reflects high interest and engagement, though the overall impact remains more about curiosity and entertainment.
Most discussions recognize and support the findings about the sunfish’s thermoregulatory behavior and deep foraging, with some humorous or admiring comments reinforcing agreement.
The discussions display high curiosity and fascination with the sunfish’s biology, strange appearance, and behaviors, indicating strong interest.
Participants actively share insights, personal experiences, link to videos, and roast the creature humorously, showing deep engagement with the topic.
While the discussions are lively and informative, they mostly serve entertainment and curiosity rather than prompting significant scientific or conservation actions.
Abstract in brief
- Ocean sunfish (Mola mola) are not just inactive jellyfish feeders; they are deep divers that forage mainly on siphonophores at depths of 50-200 meters, where water temperatures are around 12°C.
- Their surfacing behavior was initially thought to be solely for thermoregulation, but recent evidence shows it's primarily to recover body heat lost during deep dives, with physiological regulation helping them gain heat from warmer surface waters.
- This combination of behavioral and physiological thermoregulation allows ocean sunfish to maximize foraging time in cold, deep waters while maintaining optimal body temperature for activity.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyAlimentação: https://t.co/YC8trwiMI2 https://t.co/CdvEj6ACaa https://t.co/AuAeAS2g4d https://t.co/tGNtdotVLj Comportamento de se aquecer: https://t.co/WAaG9rLwWh Aspectos gerais: https://t.co/ttQH5JSHtx Sites: https://t.co/tSzM3bgpTg https://t.co/g4vVZ3AvJu
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The Ocean Sunfish for example spends nearly half its time near the water's surface!
Fun fact: like many fish, sunfish are ectothermic (cant produce body heat)—they rely on water temperature to regulate their body temperature, tho they seem to also have unknown mechanisms to reduce heat loss. Too cold could = death https://t.co/jf2tdIQ3Gc https://t.co/OpH49Wa6wc
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The Biology and Locomotion of the Ocean Sunfish Mola Mola
Explore the locomotor system of the ocean sunfish, highlighting the role of its gelatinous exoskeleton, horizontal septum, muscles, and tendons in movement and buoyancy, based on detailed anatomical and biological…
Is the Pelagic Sunfish Truly Useless and Miserable? An Investigation.
Pamytube explores the existence and biological features of the Pelagic Sunfish, questioning its perceived uselessness. Full interview available. Learn about the fish's locomotor system, including its gelatinous…
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: so how do all these oddities come in handy? Well, sunfish can swim to significant depths (> 500 m), that are…
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: sunfish get their name as theyre often found basking near the ocean surface. This is thought to be a way to i…
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: like many fish, sunfish are ectothermic (cant produce body heat)—they rely on water temperature to regulate t…
@TitosLeftLung Weil er sich regelmäßig nach oben (zur Sonne) treiben lässt, mit Hilfe interessanter biolog. Mechanismen: https://t.co/q8he4zAEz8
https://t.co/EEIVmMpxI5 The Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) are quite interesting. Me and April Horton Moss saw one off the coast of San Diego in 2023
on the one hand Mola Mola looks dumb on the other... https://t.co/zSnHFUr7ba https://t.co/1hIsCIISOy
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@drag0ngemz watch this instead https://t.co/KbX3MyC5as
@Cal_Smith32 @berdyaboi hell yeah man. i learned most of what i know about molas from this video, super cool how being so ridiculous is actually beneficial to this thing https://t.co/6IpLD1KkAv
@berdyaboi https://t.co/xwG62uv7TG
@beetlecoaster i have always thought of them as ridiculous little beasts but this video made me obsessed they suck so much i love them. i shill them like crazy SOMETIMES THE BEAST WAY TO MAKE IT IS TO DOWN YOUR OWN WEIRD THING https://t.co/KbX3MyCD00
Can't have a weird animals thread without the sunfish (or mola mola). Real Science has a rlly cool documentary about them as well. They're not just goofy guys, they're successful hunters with weirder bodies than you think. https://t.co/WAd004tNXk https://t.co/gUxgoIkW4M
I've heard delightful screes against the sunfish by bio-science types. youtu.be/lEj8bnx0TB0?...
@Koreanhoneyyy @AMAZlNGNATURE https://t.co/5S0SU1Mfrb Not fun but mostly the sun fish.
@cvnide https://t.co/enwDzJNF0n ok it may be hyperbole
Fun fact: you might think the oddities of ocean sunfish are some evolutionary throwback, but they are actually one of the most recent evolutionary newcomers to the ocean oceansunfish.org/evolution/ Watch here for a rundown of how peculiarly awesome they are: youtu.be/lEj8bnx0TB0?...
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: so how do all these oddities come in handy? Well, sunfish can swim to significant depths (> 500 m), that are…
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: sunfish get their name as theyre often found basking near the ocean surface. This is thought to be a way to i…
RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: like many fish, sunfish are ectothermic (cant produce body heat)—they rely on water temperature to regulate t…
@_signalwow_v2 mola mola are very interesting actually https://t.co/D6k5n8KMjf
@HiiragiYuu_Vt If you'd like to learn more, check out this video all about the sunfish! The first 2 minutes is a particularly entertaining roast of this magnificent creature~ https://t.co/L8qTefHukj
몸 위에 단 카메라로 촬영한 사냥의 순간들... 먹이를 발견하자 마자 급가속하여 먹이를 사냥합니다. 출처 : https://t.co/dZqP5C27G4 https://t.co/ZPFK8BYGCF
@mineclandestine I learned all this from this amazing vid so do go ahead and get into the sunfish grindset https://t.co/791tcic64K
dude watch this lady roast the fuck outta this fish im crying https://t.co/0xGbEb6VGz
this video is about me btw https://t.co/gq92o172lh
I remember the first time i found out about the Sun Fish and think that this creature is so weird and cool like "THIS THING EXIST???" And now i'm able to properly understand more about them https://t.co/eCdGuAwufU
VIDEO: The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/kI66Qrppnk @realscience #MarineBiology
@hellsarchdemon @peepocs2 Kp warum ich das gerade als Doku bez habe das ist dieses Video https://t.co/5KM9LeQDdm
i want to be a sunfish https://t.co/Dq7tNRLMTF
@Tabbiewolf, this might be relevant to your interests! https://t.co/p2M55o1XDQ
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The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/idoUu2mv8J via @YouTube
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RT @BiologAndy: https://t.co/4rF1wONlSr
@SkarlonYGO If you like animals https://t.co/hTPEZ3lZ66
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/OoPrE6gGQy via @YouTube
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RT @BiologAndy: https://t.co/4rF1wONlSr
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@berrycrepe https://t.co/BsrXNb5Jr4
yjh learning time https://t.co/WM7bVOvPe7
Lesson learned from sunfish: being weird is the best way to exist on this planet https://t.co/Ms86ocqd7c
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Fun fact: you might think the oddities of ocean sunfish are some evolutionary throwback, but they are actually one of the most recent evolutionary newcomers to the ocean https://t.co/SjH70SEQxK Watch here for a rundown of how peculiarly awesome they are: https://t.co/MCvdDOuryA
Fun fact: so how do all these oddities come in handy? Well, sunfish can swim to significant depths (> 500 m), that are very cold (< 5 °C), for relatively long periods (several minutes), something that other fish wouldn't survive https://t.co/jf2tdIQ3Gc https://t.co/3JVeyURbZf https://t.co/c5oY7QVDLr
Fun fact: sunfish get their name as theyre often found basking near the ocean surface. This is thought to be a way to increase their body temp & some suggest it may help with parasite removal by birds/fish https://t.co/jf2tdIQ3Gc https://t.co/2zMTCUb2I3 https://t.co/qKB8tIRiXW https://t.co/CRStzFwOzy
Fun fact: like many fish, sunfish are ectothermic (cant produce body heat)—they rely on water temperature to regulate their body temperature, tho they seem to also have unknown mechanisms to reduce heat loss. Too cold could = death https://t.co/jf2tdIQ3Gc https://t.co/OpH49Wa6wc
@JeremyBRoberts @Nervardia Actually gained quite a bit of respect for these. Even tho they look goofy as fuck. Definitely one of those 'don't judge a book by its dumb looks' https://t.co/zbSr6Pedna
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"Being weird is sometimes the best survival strategy." https://t.co/8NiQvXCWCc #Science
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@spotless_v З відео про рибу місяць https://t.co/edJRhvWIdB
@EvaStrikerZero This dumb thing is amazing https://t.co/lKCMypeU9Q
@jrickle1118 nuh uh https://t.co/gu582HDLdU
@BallinDani Mbmb https://t.co/pBdTGcOGmI Even the thumbnail is roasting it
@pinkptls Sorry I was too eepy https://t.co/pBdTGcOGmI
https://t.co/7GS13eH3tk I love Sunfish
Worth a watch if you've ever wondered about this giant fish https://t.co/sDoB4KY1Sp
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the first 2min of this is hilarious pls watch https://t.co/lAg1bTeyUt
... is it even a question? Yes. It's The Worst Animal. https://t.co/KHXILjOwpj https://t.co/pTzmrG8JSw
Alimentação: https://t.co/YC8trwiMI2 https://t.co/CdvEj6ACaa https://t.co/AuAeAS2g4d https://t.co/tGNtdotVLj Comportamento de se aquecer: https://t.co/WAaG9rLwWh Aspectos gerais: https://t.co/ttQH5JSHtx Sites: https://t.co/tSzM3bgpTg https://t.co/g4vVZ3AvJu
Vou deixar aqui os artigos que usei como fonte: Associação com aves: https://t.co/0f8Blb8CjB https://t.co/0jR6iWBK6d Maior peixe-lua registrado: https://t.co/sHLXv9M7Re Padrão de movimentação diária: https://t.co/imDBIMdphj https://t.co/YC8trwiMI2
I’ve never seen a roast as hard as this video roasts a sunfish for the first 2 mins. https://t.co/mHE9ba42QW
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/HW16LGSBvf All this supposed to have just somehow happened: Natural selection acting on random mutations. No one calculates the odds within the available time period.
@SourceControl21 beeing weird is sometimes the best to survive on this earth
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/o3MFgVG1QD via @YouTube
https://t.co/3QIjlQaVrc opens your eyes to the ocean
"Sometimes being weird is the best way to exist on this earth"
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/7ykuGjCCRS via @YouTube
https://youtu.be/lEj8bnx0TB0 Absolutely love this video. Every season someone hits a sunfish with a boat and it absolutely destroys a keel or rudder or hull. Because this awkward thing just floats near the surface - awkwardly thriving.
Watch "The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish" on YouTube https://t.co/8mK20IVSVj
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/ORkT8GQCIg via @YouTube #media
wym they have billions eggs https://t.co/zkLS7Kb3cO
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/FV4TizPDsb via @YouTube https://t.co/egNIQfTwm8 https://t.co/6g2iDqjCmI
The weirdest large creature on earth indeed https://t.co/agBD8jFCbj
The Insane #Biology of: The Sunfish - YouTube https://t.co/WnzC8naItB
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/5Zv1Jh9oQD via @YouTube
Oh man, I just, I just love this video. The narrator really spent 2 mins roasting the shit out of the sunfish in a professional tone before moving on to explain the biology of the said fish. https://t.co/EJ5Zyfv7HU
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/LiG4LAE9rb via @YouTube
The first 2 minutes??
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/g0bNhslxsq via @YouTube
https://t.co/93SSnig2H5 grande y con forma de plato
This is cool https://t.co/bLVZ0J11vM
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/ub5FCqdbck via @YouTube
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The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/Dhiad723dX via @YouTube
A single ocean sunfish could produce more than 1 billion (with a 'b') eggs in a single year. To reach their enormous mature size the young can grow more than 1kg per day! https://t.co/lbKjcmP8uU
The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish https://t.co/piJo3ezx14 via @YouTube
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The Insane Biology of: The Sunfish - YouTube https://t.co/dCbJ5RRq3f
マンボウが深海でクラゲをとって海上で温まる論文 Nakamura, Goto & Sato (2015) Ocean sunfish rewarm at the surface after deep excursions to forage for siphonophores https://t.co/N4zDM6K3p3
長崎大学の中村乙水先生による三陸沖のマンボウについての論文 #ダーウィンが来た https://t.co/n2C7G5QKXV
Nakamura et al. (2015) Ocean sunfish rewarm at the surface after deep excursions to forage for siphonophores https://t.co/RhK7qUT4FN
RT @BritishEcolSoc: The Ocean Sunfish for example spends nearly half its time near the water's surface!
The Ocean Sunfish for example spends nearly half its time near the water's surface!
@dr_catmac @WhySharksMatter Molas are actually active swimmers and predators! https://t.co/dw1umrnlz9
マンボウの論文、これですね。 https://t.co/4sD8mdhfYt
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