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Sea Creatures That You Should Probably Be Aware Of
Liz:
Let me introduce you to...
Glaucilla marginata!
Eris:
The stonefish! It disguises itself, and if you step on it, then its venom can cause severe pain with possible shock, paralysis, and tissue death depending on the depth of the penetration. If you don't get immediate medical attention than it is pretty likely that you will die.
colleenxcore:
That stonefish is a pretty badass-looking motherfucker. Also, I'm really excited someone brought up whale sharks! I wish one was my bff. I saw a National Geographic video once where one opened its huge mouth and just swam through clouds of fish spawn to eat them.
Lesson summary: Whale sharks have a taste for fish eggs and jizz.
P.S.
This might be my favourite thread.
ImRonBurgundy?:
You should be aware that mantis shrimp have appendages with which they can strike at prey at extremely high speeds. There are over 400 species of mantis shrimp, roughly classified into two main groups. "Spearers" have a barbed tip that, as their name indicates, hooks prey. "Smashers", however, have a club on the end of their appendages, which they can propel at speeds of up to 23m/s (about 50mph) to stun prey and smash open shells. The sheer speed of the strike also creates a cavitation bubble, which collapses instantaneously, creating a shockwave that can stun or even kill the prey. Captive mantis shrimp have been known to bust out the glass of their aquariums with a single blow, and encounters with unlucky divers have earned them the nickname of "thumb splitters".
Peacock mantis shrimp.
Mantis shrimp with appendage fully extended.
And speaking of cavitation bubbles, you should also be aware of the pistol shrimp, which uses its claw to fire a stream of bubbles that collapse with such force that they approach the temperature of the sun for a split second. The resulting shockwave instantly stuns any small prey unlucky enough to be caught in the blast radius, which the pistol shrimp then consumes.
VIDEO
mooface:
you should be aware of sea otters because they are endangered. a world without sea otters would be a terrible world. they are SO DARN CUTE.
they are also really intelligent and use tools for things like cracking sea urchins open!
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