Omer 2019 Day 45: Blue-Headed Wrasse

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Omer 2019 Day 45: Tiferet in Malchut, Beauty/Balance in Leadership
Blue-Headed Wrasse

The blue-headed wrasse is a beautiful saltwater fish that embodies balance in leadership. All individuals hatch as females and the largest, most dominant one changes from female to male to be the leader of the school. Whenever the male dies, another female will become a male to take his place.

To learn more, check out the Radiolab podcast, Gonads: X & Y

This year's animal Omer is a collaboration between myself and my friend Halli, a PhD in animal science. Thank you for counting the Omer with us!