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PHOTOS: "Alien" Jellyfish Found in Arctic Deep
nationalgeographic ^ | December 11, 2009-

Posted on 12/15/2009 10:25:34 AM PST by JoeProBono

In the black depths of the frigid Arctic Ocean, scientists on a 2005 expedition found a splash of color: The brilliant, blood-red Crossota norvegica jellyfish (pictured).

The creature was spotted by a remotely operated vehicle 8,530 feet (2,600 meters) underwater during a two-month National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expedition to the Canada Basin, the deepest and least explored part of the Arctic waters.

Though C. norvegica is not a new species, several new deep-sea animals were discovered during the expedition--some of which were announced in recent research papers in 2009.


(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalgeographic.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: arctic; godsgravesglyphs; jellyfish; jellyfishrino; jpb; lookslikemitt; lookslikeromney; marinebiology; rinojellyfish
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1 posted on 12/15/2009 10:25:34 AM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Shouldn't an Alien Jellyfish look like something painted by HR Giger?


2 posted on 12/15/2009 10:27:47 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Question authority!Who is the University of East Anglia to drive the 'Global Climate Change' agenda?)
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3 posted on 12/15/2009 10:29:18 AM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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4 posted on 12/15/2009 10:30:35 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: Puppage

Good picture of the Spineless Jellyfish Americana. As for the artic ones .... maybe spawn of Cthulu.


5 posted on 12/15/2009 10:34:38 AM PST by techcor (I hope Obama succeeds... in becoming a one term president.)
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To: JoeProBono

Pic#1-Penis with wings
Pic#2-a bucktoothed Darth Vader
Amazing!


6 posted on 12/15/2009 10:35:49 AM PST by gimme1ibertee ("In a time of universal deceit,telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act"-George Orwell)
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7 posted on 12/15/2009 10:41:23 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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8 posted on 12/15/2009 10:41:47 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him" - Job 13:15)
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9 posted on 12/15/2009 10:45:00 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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10 posted on 12/15/2009 10:45:19 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (:: The government will do for health care what it did for real estate. ::)
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11 posted on 12/15/2009 10:46:10 AM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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12 posted on 12/15/2009 10:51:08 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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13 posted on 12/15/2009 10:52:45 AM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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To: frithguild; FromLori; onyx; SunkenCiv

omg, that is really really really funny, thanks for the laughs, lolololololol


14 posted on 12/15/2009 10:56:58 AM PST by hennie pennie
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15 posted on 12/15/2009 11:01:28 AM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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16 posted on 12/15/2009 11:02:32 AM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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17 posted on 12/15/2009 11:07:02 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: hennie pennie
I crack myself up!


18 posted on 12/15/2009 11:08:10 AM PST by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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19 posted on 12/15/2009 11:09:16 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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20 posted on 12/15/2009 11:16:10 AM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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