Listen to a midshipman fish sing | Science News

Male midshipman fish (Porichthys notatus), like the one in this video, can drone on for hours luring females to mate. A night of humming starts with a cue from melatonin, a hormone that can make people sleepy, researchers at Cornell University have found. Read more: ow.ly/oid6305gZcV
Credit: N. Feng and A. Bass/Current Biology 2016

[@earlyej3008]

Imagine being so loud that you drive the population of two cities to the point of madness.

[@aspitube2515]

This is not the main cause

[@maytesalgado832]

I looked this up bc of a textbook and I found myself waiting to hear its mating call to only realize that the hum was the mating call 🤦‍♀

[@BumboLooks]

The fish wants to fuck you hard.

[@TachyBunker]

"HMMMMMMMMM"
Female: Oh wow that was really impressive!

[@amandaf7214]

Some people think this is what’s causing those Heavens Horns noises everyone on tiktok is freaking out about 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@awesomemoose4951]

Lmao that's what im here for

[@Jabzor]

these fish don't live up north where I am and I've heard the hums to I doubt its the fish. I think its from solar / gamma radiation reverberating off our magnetic field.

[@poppyonline4034]

I’m here from Watcher’s mystery files on just exactly that.

[@scottnunnemaker5209]

Some people think that because they live in ignorance of the possibilities around them. Those noises could be this fish, some other natural weather phenomena, trains, factories, etc, but instead of thinking of a logical answer people prefer to freak out and think it’s aliens, the government, or God.

[@stevethea5250]

Whos else here from watcher?

[@dubuuu2872]

wtf

[@BumboLooks]

Stop being so autistic.

[@Docthewrench]

Who???

[@karmann007]

@@Docthewrench It's a RUclips channel that covered the phenomena known as "sky trumpets" that could be attributed to these fish. It's actually a pretty good video lol

[@zoeykhan553]

Fish:🚢🚢🚢 Me: WHY THE F**K IS HE SPEAKING SHIP LANGUAGE!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@harrymillermusic4036]

This one is singing an F#.

[@kelleyjohnson9744]

do they all sing an F#??

[@amazinghorizon8270]

Who is here because of the Hum Video?

[@Ramberta]

Me, haha! Love that he used this exact video clip too

[@searchforgod1]

frrrrr

[@boomchannel3291]

Thanks

[@emyliafoxy]

an angel

[@badymojoy]

Is that a song? Or a fish tank water filter?

[@juliaaajames1259]

its a song, so loud even humans out of the water can hear it

[@chriszanf]

@@juliaaajames1259 People who lived in houseboats in Sausalito complained about an 'electrical' hum that turned out to be the midshipman fish: www.csmonitor.com/1985/0812/ahum.html

[@ziggyjuarez8544]

Hypono fish

[@projetsmith]

wtf

[@airil-6253]

☕🗿

[@mylesanthony8672]

thats an annoying fish