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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.


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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: arctic; godsgravesglyphs; jellyfish; jellyfishrino; jpb; lookslikemitt; lookslikeromney; marinebiology; rinojellyfish
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To: frithguild

That had me laughing so hard I started coughing.


41 posted on 12/16/2009 1:34:08 PM PST by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: Ann Archy
You said it! They're truly amazing wonders.
42 posted on 12/16/2009 1:35:35 PM PST by FourPeas (Why does Professor Presbury's wolfhound, Roy, endeavour to bite him?)
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To: colorado tanker

:’) I won’t even post my usual peanut butter fish joke.

Okay, yes, that was the entire joke. I did post it. ;’)


43 posted on 12/16/2009 4:27:42 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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To: SunkenCiv
:’) I won’t even post my usual peanut butter fish joke.


44 posted on 12/16/2009 4:33:21 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: paulycy

I’ve never seen a turkey holding a fish stick before...


45 posted on 12/16/2009 7:45:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv (My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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