Topic: Sea Creatures That You Should Probably Be Aware Of (Read 279164 times)

Darkbluerabbit · « **Reply #250 on:** 27 Feb 2009, 22:15 »

A new fish was just discovered. It is called H. Psychedelica, and it bounces!

Article

Video.

Genbot2500 · « **Reply #251 on:** 28 Feb 2009, 01:33 »

that bouncy thing looks like it evolved rather wrong..
Now for the creme de la creme of cephalopods. The mimic octopus

This is a seasnake on the left, and a mimic octopus on the right

Flounder on the left, mimic octopus on the right

mantis shrimp left, en the octopus in on the right

The mimic octopus has over a dozen of disguises like this.. I predict it will be the death of us all.. Outsmarted by an octopus

Orbert · « **Reply #252 on:** 28 Feb 2009, 13:58 »

The ability of some cephalopods to imitate textures and colors and stuff blows my mind. Boom!

JD · « **Reply #253 on:** 28 Feb 2009, 16:49 »

Mimic octopus is sapping my sentry!

spoon_of_grimbo · « **Reply #254 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 05:47 »

LOOK AT THIS SCARY FUCKER.

it's a coconut crab, named for it's ability to crack coconuts with it's huge-ass pincers.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #255 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 08:21 »

Jesus shit that thing is massive.

Kylos · « **Reply #256 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 13:12 »

My fear of crabs is now so crippling, that I can't get too near a coconut shy.
Thanks, guys.

squawk · « **Reply #257 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 17:03 »

Guys, this thread is really long!

Have we mentioned immortal jellyfish yet? I learned about those a couple days ago. They are mindboggling!

ledhendrix · « **Reply #258 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 17:12 »

I mentioned them a bit further up on this page. They rock.

Metope · « **Reply #259 on:** 16 Mar 2009, 17:14 »

There was actually a thread about them a while ago. Apperantly we are going to drown in them, yikes!

Lummer · « **Reply #260 on:** 17 Mar 2009, 09:17 »

This thing looks kinda like Brent Hinds from Mastodon after a REALLY heavy night:

Cernunnos · « **Reply #261 on:** 03 Apr 2009, 12:26 »

bump

I found a scary thing:

http://news.aol.com/article/giant-sea-worm/412269?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl1|link3|http://news.aol.com/article/giant-sea-worm/412269

Lummer · « **Reply #262 on:** 03 Apr 2009, 12:39 »

Oh man, that thing is fucking REPULSIVE!

I love it!

Dollface · « **Reply #263 on:** 03 Apr 2009, 13:10 »

Sea fucking spider

imapiratearg · « **Reply #264 on:** 03 Apr 2009, 16:58 »

That worm is fucking terrifying.

Harun · « **Reply #265 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 13:59 »

Chesire Cat · « **Reply #266 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 15:47 »

Dollface · « **Reply #267 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 15:48 »

I did think that one too

Dazed · « **Reply #268 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 15:51 »

Crown of thorns: The scariest/hugest/most predatory fucking starfish imaginable.

Josefbugman · « **Reply #269 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 17:30 »

Oddly enough that white whale looks as if Mr (sorry Captain) Ahab has just delivered an uppercut to it.

Also that starfish is terrifying.

Ballard · « **Reply #270 on:** 06 Apr 2009, 23:50 »

Hey guys, it's still a starfish.

It can't move.

eta: okay fine, it can't move very fast.

Verergoca · « **Reply #271 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 00:36 »

What?

Have you ever actually seen a starfish, or had one crawl over your hand?

Spluff · « **Reply #272 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 01:02 »

Quote from: Ballard on 06 Apr 2009, 23:50

eta: okay fine, it can't move very fast.

Either could the death star.

Dollface · « **Reply #273 on:** 07 Apr 2009, 03:13 »

How do Starfish eat?
Starfish eat by surrounding their prey with their arms. <--- Okay
Then, they push their stomach out through their mouths. <--- Wut?

Finally, starfish push their stomachs against their prey and digest it. <--- fucking hell!!

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #274 on:** 08 Apr 2009, 02:11 »

Quote from: Dollface on 07 Apr 2009, 03:13

How do Starfish eat?
   Starfish eat by surrounding their prey with their arms. <--- Okay
   Then, they push their stomach out through their mouths. <--- Wut?
   Finally, starfish push their stomachs against their prey and digest it. <--- fucking hell!!

I'm picturing a restaurant full of people with their stomachs on top of their dinnerplates. om nom nom?

calenlass · « **Reply #275 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 01:16 »

I love sea stars. Their catch connective tissue means they can be squishy and flexible enough to wrap an arm around a sponge or get into a small crevice, and they can change it to freeze into position and become so stiff that a predator couldn't pull them out of the crevice or that they could bear the weight of an average sized human on one arm - out of the water.

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #276 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 05:06 »

+

=

end of the world.

Ballard · « **Reply #277 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 12:23 »

Tell me that is photoshopped.

öde · « **Reply #278 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 12:53 »

I can tell you that the first photo is a trick of perspective and that rays can jump out of the water but can't fly at all.

BUT the two protrusions on the front of it are knives and it will stab you if you go near the water ever again.

Ballard · « **Reply #279 on:** 09 Apr 2009, 13:43 »

Oh I didn't think it was flying- just the sheer size..

Josefbugman · « **Reply #280 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 02:51 »

Nahhh, some rays are that big.

But most rays themselves are usually quite gentle and a damn sight less dangerous than there nearst relative (sharks).

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #281 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 03:15 »

Man, tell Steve Irwin that.

#$@%ing stingrays

Josefbugman · « **Reply #282 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 03:25 »

Irwin's death was a complete accident, its the equivalent of being mauled to death by Badgers.

Dollface · « **Reply #283 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 03:35 »

I not so sure about that.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #284 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 03:51 »

Quote from: Josefbugman on 10 Apr 2009, 03:25

Irwin's death was a complete accident, its the equivalent of being mauled to death by Badgers.

A honey badger perchance?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Badger

(tldr: honey badgers will fuck you up, eat your babies, and walk away without a care in the world)

Ballard · « **Reply #285 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 06:36 »

Who else read horny badger?

Dollface · « **Reply #286 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 06:58 »

So im not the only one.

Orbert · « **Reply #287 on:** 10 Apr 2009, 09:28 »

I would rather Steve Irwin had been mauled to death by badgers. It would have been a most entertaining video.

Avec · « **Reply #288 on:** 12 Apr 2009, 16:39 »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujRgSRYE9A&feature=related

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #289 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 05:34 »

Quote from: öde on 09 Apr 2009, 12:53

I can tell you that the first photo is a trick of perspective and that rays can jump out of the water but can't fly at all.

BUT the two protrusions on the front of it are knives and it will stab you if you go near the water ever again.

Oh no no no no.

Wiki:
The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb). It ranges throughout tropical waters of the world, typically around coral reefs.

Not a trick at alllllllllllllll. Fuckers are HUGE.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #290 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 05:36 »

Quote from: Jeans on 10 Apr 2009, 10:49

Yes, watching people die is always fun.

have you seen that one with the guy getting fucked to death by a horse

öde · « **Reply #291 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 05:58 »

Ok, but the one in that photo is just close to the camera while the diver is further away.

Inlander · « **Reply #292 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 06:04 »

Quote from: Avec on 12 Apr 2009, 16:39

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujRgSRYE9A&feature=related

Cuttlefish are amazing but not at all scary. Hell, one of the commentors on the YouTube video mistakenly referred to them as "cuddle fish"!

Quote from: el_loco_avs on 14 Apr 2009, 05:34

The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb).

What's it gonna do, filter-feed me to death??

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #293 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 08:02 »

Quote from: öde on 14 Apr 2009, 05:58

Ok, but the one in that photo is just close to the camera while the diver is further away.

OR IS IT?

el_loco_avs · « **Reply #294 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 08:04 »

Quote from: Inlander on 14 Apr 2009, 06:04

Quote from: el_loco_avs on 14 Apr 2009, 05:34
The manta ray (Manta birostris), is the largest of the rays, with the largest known specimen having been more than 7.6 m (about 25 ft) across, with a weight of about 2,300 kg (about 5,000 lb).

What's it gonna do, filter-feed me to death??

I'm pretty sure a 25ft Mantaray could fit you in his mouth. So that's a YES.

Or just land on your head.

Josefbugman · « **Reply #295 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 12:57 »

I want a cuddle fish.

Inlander · « **Reply #296 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 13:05 »

It would leave a puddle of cold slime in your bed. And everyone knows that's the man's job.

Josefbugman · « **Reply #297 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 13:28 »

Is there such a thing as a cuddly cuttlefish? Like a plush toy thats shaped like a cuttlefish? Because my birthday is coming up soon

.

Dollface · « **Reply #298 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 13:37 »

Quote from: Josefbugman on 14 Apr 2009, 13:28

Is there such a thing as a cuddly cuttlefish? Like a plush toy thats shaped like a cuttlefish? Because my birthday is coming up soon .

well hello tharr i heard your birthday was comming and i only cost 12 dollars.

But i think you need one of these fuckers

SirJuggles · « **Reply #299 on:** 14 Apr 2009, 15:22 »

Quote from: Inlander on 14 Apr 2009, 06:04

What's it gonna do, filter-feed me to death??

Woman dies after hit by spotted eagle ray leaping from the water off the Florida Keys

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