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Geology Picture of the Week, May 10-16, 2009: The Geological Importance of Colorful Shrimp
NOAA Ocean Explorer
| Various
Posted on 05/15/2009 10:24:48 PM PDT by cogitator
The reason that these colorful shrimp are important:
is because they are living next to this:
NW-Rota in Eruption Video (suggest turning down computer sound/speakers, volume level is set on high for this video)
More info:
Submarine Ring of Fire 2006
Expedition to NW Rota 2009
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Education; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: eruption; shrimp; underwater; volcano
This is one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
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posted on
05/15/2009 10:24:48 PM PDT
by
cogitator
To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...
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posted on
05/15/2009 10:25:41 PM PDT
by
cogitator
To: cogitator
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posted on
05/15/2009 10:36:16 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: cogitator
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posted on
05/15/2009 10:36:18 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: cogitator
You know shrimp only turn red after they’ve been boiled? Sort of a pre-cooked variety, eh?
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posted on
05/16/2009 5:14:32 AM PDT
by
raybbr
(It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
To: cogitator
This is really a wild thing to see!!! Thanks....
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posted on
05/16/2009 8:46:48 AM PDT
by
geezerwheezer
(get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
To: cogitator
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posted on
05/16/2009 6:02:24 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: cogitator
Cool find. Thanks for doing this every week!
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posted on
05/18/2009 5:10:22 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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