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Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests

The structures may help protect eggs from hungry predators

Yellowfin notothenioid arrange their nests in a organized shapes to protect themselves against predators.

Eclipse/Weddell Sea Expedition 2019/Flotilla Foundation

By Carly Kay

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Antarctic fish have built a sprawling neighborhood of neatly arranged nests in the Weddell Sea — a surprising display of organization in some of the coldest waters on Earth.