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Pressure Belonging principle

Lessons from Blobfish

Belong to your pressure.

Gelatinous Deep-Sea Body

Blobfish (Psychrolutes marcidus) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

What looks weak at the surface may be perfectly made for pressure.

Biological basis

Blobfish have soft gelatinous bodies adapted to deep-sea pressure. Their distorted appearance mostly occurs when brought to the surface, away from the pressure they are built for.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

ContextPressureEnvironment fitMisunderstood designDeep adaptation

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