Posted on 04/26/2010 11:20:47 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Looking like a creature from the Alien movies, this nightmarish "longhead dreamer" anglerfish (Chaenophryne longiceps) was until recently an alien species to Greenland waters
Mermaids ain’t what they used to be! ROTFLMAO
LOL! I saw clips of Avatar when in a computer store that had TVs. It looked really stupid. A few decent effects. Cameron’s Aliens blows compared to Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Who knew Helen Thomas was her child in Alien Resurrection.
Yea, I just don't get it. I've seen it, and it was just OK. The story was Return of a man Called Horse, but done as a sci-fi. The special effects were OK, but with CG and dollars there is nothing that can't be done in movies these days. But as Epic gotta see movies go it is way way way down my list.
Indian Jones/Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the first three Star Wars movies, and even the Mummy far surpassed Avatar for pure enjoyable action packed movies to watch.
That Portugese dogfish looks like Jimmy Carter.
That photo is so good in so many places.
I would love to see some kindergarten kids reaction
to that face and what would their answer be if they were asked,
“would you like to meet this person?”
Oh yeah, she would do it.
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The female humpback anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni), shown here, is about the size of a tennis ball, with a large stomach and ferocious teeth like prison bars. Like many deep-sea fish it has watery flesh and light bones, and hangs in the water waiting for passing prey. The female also has a projecting lure with a light organ in the tip, and small eyes. The male is much smaller. Shaped like a jelly bean with fins, it has no lure, and a small mouth. In contrast to the female, it has muscles designed for swimming, and large eyes and nostrils. Whereas the female is equipped for efficient feeding, the male is designed for seeking out a female with which to breed. He follows the cues of her scent and lure, and once he finds her in the dark, he attaches himself with his hooked teeth and drinks her blood, and supplies sperm to fertilise her eggs.
My 15-year-old and his friends rented it over the weekend and ended up shutting it off about 45 minutes in. Their review - it was too predictable, stupid, and boring - not to mention it made the military look like a bunch of heartless goons and the poor indigenous people the victims, more enlightened, and basically better in every way.
I actually was really surprised that they shut it off - boys and special effects and all, but he said that they just could not stand another minute of it. I just love that kid!
Meanwhile, I think that "Alien" was a great horror movie.
I kind of keep them separate. Sort of like two different stories, taking place in the same timeline.
Don't get me started on Alien 3, 4, 5 (6? what number are they on, now?) though. 3 was mediocre, then they all went downhill from there. And picked up speed.
Gulper eel
The strange gulper eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides) is distinguished by its very large mouth and small body. The open mouth is 11 times the volume of the whole eel. This makes it possible to take occasional meals of small or large prey in an environment where food appears only rarely. It is thought to feed rather like a baleen whale, scooping the prey and the surrounding water, then squeezing the water out between its teeth and through its gills. Prey include crustaceans, fish, seaweed and cephalopods (including squid and octopus). It has tiny eyes on the tip of its snout, and a light organ on the tip of its tail, possibly to attract prey. It is most often found at depths between 1,000 and 2,100 metres. "
I dunno, might have been cooler in the theater. I could see where 3D would have worked pretty well.
I'm getting jaded in my old age - I used to really like movies, now I'm just comparing the dreck that's coming out now, to stuff that I've already seen. I guess since my base of experience is getting broader, it's hard to find original ideas. I can count on one hand the number of really, really good movies that I've see in the past 5 years. Some fun ones, sure, but really good flicks? Not so much.
AAAAAIIII!! I'm turning into my Father!
Saccopharynx lavenbergi
"You wouldn't want to meet a hungry Saccopharynx lavenbergi in the depths. These babies can reach six feet in length, have rows of sharp little teeth, and, like pythons of the deep, can swallow prey much fatter than themselves. They down victims whole, of course, which is why they're called "gulpers." They simply ease them through their "sack-gullet" (hence the term Saccopharynx) and into their stomach, where digestion takes over."
Ever try to lip a spotted sea trout or speckled trout as we call 'em.
long-nosed chimaera, Harriotta raleighana
Biologists have gone to great lengths to describe the long-nosed chimaera, Harriotta raleighana, whose kind can reach five feet in length. Its stiletto-like nose reminded one of "the nose contour of a supersonic jet aircraft." Others have dubbed it "rattail," for obvious reasons. In South Africa, it is known as the "ghost shark," though it is only distantly related to sharks. A touch of the venomous spine on the first dorsal fin can kill a person, though such a fate is unlikely given the 8,000-foot depths at which this creature lives.
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