A Benthic Holothurian (Peniagone diaphana) from the mid Atlantic ridge, which was caught swimming above the sea floor
Posted on 07/12/2010 6:32:49 AM PDT by NYer
Oddly-shaped, brightly-coloured or even transparent these are some of the bizarre creatures that scientists did not even know existed until recently.
They are among a host of new animals that scientists have just uncovered in the hidden depths of the Atlantic Ocean during a new study which has 'revolutionised' thinking about deep-sea life.
Scientists believe they have discovered more than 10 new marine species by using the latest diving technology during the groundbreaking study.
A Benthic Holothurian (Peniagone diaphana) from the mid Atlantic ridge, which was caught swimming above the sea floor
A Polynoid Polychaete worm, caught at approximately 2,500m below sea level in the Atlantic Ocean during the new voyage
A group of creatures thought to be close to the missing evolutionary link between backboned and invertebrate animals are among those captured by the team on the MAR-ECO international research programme.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
The southern purple enteropneust worm, left, which was found attached to seafloor by adhesive tentacles and a Hydromedusa caught at approximately 2,500m below sea level
A Basket Star - Euryalid Ophiuroid, which was caught at approximately 800m below sea level
A pale and transparent Holothurian, caught at approximately 2,500m below sea level
The pale red Acorn worm which was one of the deepest creatures found at 2,700m below sea level
“thought to be close to the missing evolutionary link between backboned and invertebrate animals”
By who? What a ridiculous statement! They always have to push a Darwinist angle with these stories, even though none exists.
Now for the all-important question concerning these -
Do they taste best deep fried with cocktail sauce or dipped in drawn butter?
Some of them there Acorn words live on dry land...
Yummy new creatures to add to my Frutti di Mare for Christmas Eve dinner!
Ping.
Do they taste best deep fried with cocktail sauce or dipped in drawn butter?
LOL, my thoughts exactly, but then, can you name anything that doesn't?
That first picture kinda looks like something I sneezed one time.
I’m sure someone has already tried them as sushi...
Amazing pictures-YET,
as the writer of Ecclesiastes says:
“And that which has been done, it is that which will be done. And there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9
Why does every single new creature that is found have to be a ‘missing link’ in the evolutionary tree or bush or whatever it is? Oh I know why, it is because they are wedded to the religion of evolutionism.
//can you name anything that doesn’t//
I would stay away from such land animals as armadillos and such, but I know you meant in the context of sea food and there are some nasty critters out there too.
What discovery? I had these for dinner last night. Not too filling, but very tasty!
I'd start looking in Congress for this.
Genesis 1:21
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Wasn’t that a Benthic Holothurian I saw in The Abyss?
Yes and Amen.
Reminds one of some of the Star Trek space creatures.
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