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Post by dixiepixie on Feb 26, 2007 11:10:49 GMT -5
Exotic sea life, this is such a cool thing. www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/02/25/antarctica.icecreatures.reut/index.htmlThere were blue ice fish, with dorsal fins like ribbed fans and blood that lacks red cells, an adaptation that makes the blood more fluid and easier to pump through the animal's body, conserving energy at low temperatures. Long-limbed sea stars, some with more than the usual five appendages, mingled with the ice fish, and groups of sea cucumbers were observed moving together, all in one direction. The explorers also found thick settlements of fast-growing animals called sea squirts, which look like gelatinous bags, which apparently started colonizing the area only after the ice shelves collapsed. Among the hundreds of specimens collected, the scientists identified 15 possible new species of shrimp-like amphipods, and four possible new species of cnidarians, organisms related to coral, jellyfish and sea anemones, the scientists said in a statement.
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Post by rugermk1 on Feb 27, 2007 18:04:44 GMT -5
Neato. Any word if any of the new creatures are suitable for BBQ'ing and consumption?
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