r/megalophobia • u/Soft_Ambassador_7848 • 1d ago

Animal This incredible photo captures a whale shark hosting around 50 fish inside its mouth for a natural cleaning session!

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u/scummy_shower_stall 1d ago

iirc, those are remoras, not cleaner fish, so they're actually stealing food from the shark.

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u/Substantial-Ant-9183 1d ago

Why does the larger fish not simply eat the smaller fish.

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u/Stikki_Minaj 1d ago

He does after they clean