Miracles of Nature 自然界的奥妙 » antartica http://miraclesofnature.org Love of Nature, Sustainability, Environment, Animals, Insects, Butterflies Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:32:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Antartica Sea Expedition Photos http://miraclesofnature.org/antartica-sea-expedition-photos/ http://miraclesofnature.org/antartica-sea-expedition-photos/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:24:35 +0000 leppidio http://www.miraclesofnature.org/34/ giant sea spiderI’ve been following the updates of the Antartica sea expedition by New Zealand scientists, and here are some photos taken by them. Giant Sea Spider Octopus Sea Stars Scary Predatory Fish Shrimp Like Creature]]> I’ve been following the updates of the Antartica sea expedition by New Zealand scientists, and here are some photos taken by them.

Giant Sea Spider
giant sea spider

Octopus
octopus

Sea Stars
sea stars

Scary Predatory Fish
scary predatory fish

Shrimp Like Creature
shrimp like creature

]]> http://miraclesofnature.org/antartica-sea-expedition-photos/feed/ 2 Beautiful and Bizarre Creatures Found in Antartica Ocean http://miraclesofnature.org/beautiful-and-bizarre-creatures-found-in-antartica-ocean/ http://miraclesofnature.org/beautiful-and-bizarre-creatures-found-in-antartica-ocean/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:21:22 +0000 leppidio http://www.miraclesofnature.org/25/ glass tulips found in antartica oceanRecently, scientists investigating the icy waters of Antartica have found gigantic sea spiders and some never seen before ocean creatures such glass tulips and giant worms. The glass tulips are actually bizarre-looking creatures called tunicates, plankton-eating animals that resemble slender glass structures up to a yard tall “standing in fields like poppies said the researcher. [...]]]> Recently, scientists investigating the icy waters of Antartica have found gigantic sea spiders and some never seen before ocean creatures such glass tulips and giant worms.

glass tulips found in antartica ocean

The glass tulips are actually bizarre-looking creatures called tunicates, plankton-eating animals that resemble slender glass structures up to a yard tall “standing in fields like poppies said the researcher.

The giant worm, at 10 inches (250 mm) long and weighing 11 ounces (300 gm), is an example of a phenomenon called ”gigantism,” which scientists still do not fully understand.  It is known that gigantism can be commonly found in the Antartic waters.

giant worms in the antartic ocean

Giant sea spiders crawling all over, do see you them?

marine life diverse ecosystem bryozoans and sponges

The video they shot is really out of this world, nothing ever seen before – experience life in an alien world and so beautiful.

Click here to watch the entire video footage from National Geographic.

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