Love in the Time of Sand: Pufferfish's Amazing Mating Ritual #Pufferfish #MatingRituals #facts | JoT Tv Australia

Pufferfish create intricate geometric patterns as part of their mating ritual. Off the coast of Japan, divers discovered circular sand structures on the seafloor that resembled underwater crop circles — mysterious and perfectly symmetrical. These patterns aren’t made by aliens but by a small pufferfish (Torquigener albomaculosus). The 12 cm male uses its fins to sculpt elaborate circles in the sand, decorating them with shells and coral to build a nest that attracts females. He works for up to n

Blowing up like a balloon is far from the weirdest pufferfish trick. The Japanese grass pufferfish beach themselves by the hundreds to mate in a frenzy, often with just one female. (Learn more: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/pufferfish-biology-mating-goofy-spiked-balloon) | Science News Magazine