Tiny octopus! I'm pretty sure it's just a baby but it is the single cutest thing I've ever seen.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y258/jimmy5times/Baby_Octopus_by_superchickenn123.jpg)
And I have been known to devour entire fleets. I'm surprised no one has asked me to take care of the Pasha Bunker or whatever it is called.
Other than the one where it's devouring the tongue of whatever it was inside of, they don't look too bad. They kind of remind me of the Garthim (thanks Jimmy) from The Dark Crystal. But yeah, that one pic gives me the heebie jeebies.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/1/380353_028542ead3.jpg)
I wouldn't want to hug this thing, though.
colleenxcore: Dr. Doolittle reference, or something stranger still?
sunfish
I give you ANOMALOCARIS, super predator of the Cambrian!Oh yeah, back in college I did an animation about this thing:
I saw a TV show once on this jellyfish that size of your pinkie, but it can KILL YOU. It lives mainly off of the coast of Australia? I think. Can't remember the name.
Sea cucumbers defend themselves by vomiting their internal organs at a potential predatorI imagine this is a pretty effective defense. I know I would be frozen in shock if someone barfed a lung at me, giving them ample time to escape.
I once tried to attack a leper.
That lecture is way cool! Huzzah! *goes to watch it again*
Also, i believe you mean the Irukandji jellyfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irukandji_jellyfish)
Aww I want one...
[size=8]TO HURL AT MY ENEMIES[/size]
(http://oceans.greenpeace.org/raw/image_full/en/photo-audio-video/photos/blobfish.jpg)
???!?!?!!???
STONEFISH
(STING RAY)awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
And giant squids, too, with their freakishly huge eyes that kind of freak me out.That thing is real? It looks like a float in a parade.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/242/462299131_507c4bbf25.jpg?v=0)
They aren't from the sea. They are freshwater fish, if my memory serves me.
I think the most amazing thing about the blue whale, is that, despite its size and power, the blue whale eats tiny little organisms and is extremely peaceful.
AWESOME.
edit: so it appears ImRonBurgundy stole my thunder. In my defense, he sited 400 different species and his link was in Japanese, and the only Japanese I remember is "ohgodyes,yes,yes, etc..," or something to that extent.
They aren't from the sea. They are freshwater fish, if my memory serves me.
<blue whale stuff>
They are the fastest creature in the sea, swimming up to forty knots. <more stuff>
Speaking of whales, humpbacks are pretty awesome. Mostly because the males will sing for about 10-20 minutes and then repeat it for hours.
Speaking of whales, humpbacks are pretty awesome. Mostly because the males will sing for about 10-20 minutes and then repeat it for hours.
Gotta turn them up to 33 1/3 speed...
"brooooooo Brwyaaaaaaaawwww brawryeeeeeeeeyyyy...I love you bay-by, and if it's quite alright I need you bay-by!"
<pointy fish stuff>
(http://www.arkive.org/media/F121C21F-3EAE-4078-B188-096F830F8515/Presentation.Large/large-Whale-shark-feeding.jpg)
Someone needs to put an LOL on this picture, with the shark's mouth as the O!(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y120/jhocking/lolshark.png)
Also, tomorrow is my big aquarium trip!IS IT MYSTIC
Where can I buy a tshirt? I have like £0.72. Are they £.072?
MYSTIC IS THE ONLY AQUARIUM THAT MATTERS
It grows to 60cm long and sticks two thirds of his body out of the ground when it wants to eat zooplankton (no idea what a zooplankton is) .
(http://www.arkive.org/media/F121C21F-3EAE-4078-B188-096F830F8515/Presentation.Large/large-Whale-shark-feeding.jpg)
(http://www.mvtimes.com/images/news/2006/07/06/portuguese-man-of-war.jpg)
The Portuguese Man of War: beautiful, dangerous, and not a jellyfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Man_o'_War). Why you should be aware of it? Its tentacles can be up to 30 feet long, and can sting for weeks after having come detached from the body.
It has the body of a squid and the tentacles of an octopus.
It would have helped if people actually read the 7 sentence article, which stated:
"It has the body of a squid and the tentacles of an octopus."
bluebottle tentacles?
Yeti Crab:
http://alexkorol.home.comcast.net/references/fish/chimaera_pup.jpgI was gonna post that...
http://alexkorol.home.comcast.net/references/fish/chimaera_pup.jpgI was gonna post that...
But luckily, I had backup.
I, unfortunately, cannot remember where I found that picture, but there were two more along with it.
I present to you...
The Stone Crab!
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/ocarina654/stone_crab.jpg)
I know nothing about it. The JPG was called "Stone Crab". Who am I to argue?
The closest thing I can find is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_stone_crab
But I don't think they're the same species.
but their primary function is to taste the food.
When I was young, my parents accidentally switched it when they taught me the meanings of "awesome" and "awful"
That is a straight up awful picture
i showed kieffer that photo
I have never seen it before!
Man those things are so fucking cool
But what came first, the isopod or the tshirt?
That isopod looks good in you. It looks good as part of your body.
I would just like to say that that iSopod made me giggle like a little schoolgirl.Ditto.
fuck wrong account nvmI know who this is
That is one crazy looking lobster.
Also, beware the Street Sharks!
(http://www.collectorsconnection.com/imagese/34a324.jpg)
Ratfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolagus_colliei) I believe. I was at a marine lab open day and got to see one of them along with lots of other deep sea nonsense, it was pretty awesome.
also Slimehag gives some pretty awful connotations
oh my god coconut octopus is the greatest thing
eta: okay fine, it can't move very fast.
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!!
Irwin's death was a complete accident, its the equivalent of being mauled to death by Badgers.
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.
Yes, watching people die is always fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujRgSRYE9A&feature=related
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).
Ok, but the one in that photo is just close to the camera while the diver is further away.
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??
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 :D.
What's it gonna do, filter-feed me to death??
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 (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/21/eagleray/index.html)
Yes, watching people die is always fun.
Do they deliver to the UK?
I don't want to but parents to that much cost... Guess I will have to find a UK maker of fuzzy cuttlefish.
This is the second time in two days my fucking people are in the news being stupid fucks. What the hell Russia?
http://www.mosnews.com/weird/2009/04/13/firtree/
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 (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/21/eagleray/index.html)
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.
[...] on his last trip [...]
[...] on his last trip [...]
Sure they aren't more dangerous than all that?
Hey guys, I heard about this thing and I think it was called a Yardwhale or something. Has, like, a big-ass horn on its face.
WE REVIVE THIS THREAD FOR THIS IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2771822.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2771822.htm)
THE OCTOPI ARE CLEARLY PREPARING FOR WARFARE. REPEAT: THE OCTOPI ARE MOBILISING. THE OCTOPI ARE MOBILISING. ENGAGE EMERGENCY PROTOCOL 8.
First flying Manta Rays, now Panzer Division Squid.
We are fucked, you guys. I shudder to think what comes next.
First flying Manta Rays, now Panzer Division Squid.
We are fucked, you guys. I shudder to think what comes next.
Dolphins with opposable thumbs.
Panzer Division Squid.
yeah, 'cause dolphins are basically arseholes (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10612908).
Except no other wild animals are capable of rape besides maybe some monkeys or something?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2771822.htm (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2771822.htm)Related Story: Randy octopus embarks on date with death
Panzer Division Squid.
Would see this Isgahatt side-project
Panzer Division Squid.
Would see this Isgahatt side-project
I'll get started on it.
Don't forget about the Halibut, aka. Alaskan Barn Door. haha
i'm so glad somebody did that because i did not want to be the guy that makes a Friends reference.
But it looks so much like one of our national icons!
(http://images.google.com.au/url?source=imgres&ct=tbn&q=http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an12265747-v&usg=AFQjCNHQuKO7UWKwME3kcdsYMclW-POCaQ)
Actually the Octopus has 'a 100% success rate for Germany so far in this World Cup competition.' Which since I imagine they've only played three matches so far makes this kind of less impressive.
though he was born in Weymouth, England.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basking_shark
mimic octopus video (http://www.wimp.com/octopusmimic/)
After nine pages, I am well surprised no one linked to one of the COOLEST AMINALS EVER.
http://media.riemurasia.net/albumit/mmedia/lp/8kv/hggt/3175/864871102.gif
What is this?!
Tablecloth? (http://io9.com/5864791/the-blanket-octopus-one-of-the-most-alien-animals-to-swim-the-earth/gallery/1)It has a cape! It's the superman of the sea!
The Bloop (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop).Oh don't give me that tripe. It was Cthulhu farting/burping in his sleep and you know it.
I'm fond of the ice calving theory, myself.
Sharks don't have wombs.
Having dissected a shark in high school I can at least prove you wrong on that one. Thankfully my shark was one of the few that didn't have babies. (The baby sharks made me sad.)Not quite! Wombs are organs exclusive to mammals, although I was wrong about sharks not producing live young. Some sharks are oviparous and lay eggs, some are ovoviviparous and hatch their eggs in the oviduct, and some are viviparous and maintain a placental link to the fetus. I dissected a shark as well; a spiny dogfish in my first university year. Mine didn't have babies, but it had swallowed a fish that only barely fit in its stomach. Someone else's shark did have babies, and a crapton of them to boot.
That cyclops thing is weeeeeird!