Bizarre Transformers of Nature - Meet the Extraordinary Brook Lamppres!

All around melting snow fills the streams and bizarre creatures appear These adult brook lamppres have spent the first three to four years of their lives hidden away in the sand as larvae The brook lamppres have not only developed internal sexual organs but also seven gill openings on each side of their bodies in addition to an eye and a nostril opening which makes them look like they have nine eyes They do not need food now but they busily carry rocks through the stream They are building spawning grounds in which they will lay their eggs During mating the males will suck tight onto the females and wriggle around their bodies