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PHOTOS: ''Bizarre'' Species Found--Predatory Squirt, More
nationalgeographic ^
| January 18, 2009
| Carolyn Barry
Posted on 01/20/2009 3:31:23 PM PST by JoeProBono
An oddity among oddities, this newly discovered carnivorous sea squirt traps fish and other prey in its funnel-like front section, scientists announced today. Most of the 2,000 or so known sea squirt species are filter feeders that strain plankton from seawater. Tethered to the seafloor 13,143 feet (4,006 meters) underwater, the 20-inch (50-centimeter) sea squirt, or ascidian, is one of the deepest-dwelling animals ever found in Australia. The new species is one of many new deep-sea creatures discovered on a recent expedition that used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) near southern Tasmania, Australia. The joint U.S.-Australian endeavor explored the Tasman Fracture Zone, a crack in Earth's crust 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to more than 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep.
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: australia; seaanimals; sealife; seasquirt; tasmania
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To: JoeProBono
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01/20/2009 3:33:25 PM PST
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G8 Diplomat
(The Middle East: We put the OIL in TURMOIL!)
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01/20/2009 3:35:53 PM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Yep.
I guess you could classify him in Domain Bacteria, with the name Vampyrus lunae; "moon bat"
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01/20/2009 3:42:34 PM PST
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G8 Diplomat
(The Middle East: We put the OIL in TURMOIL!)
To: JoeProBono
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01/20/2009 3:51:38 PM PST
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B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: B-Chan
I was drowned heartily
By the goosefield of the bottle
Burning savagely on the tear-splashed blush
On thoughts of eyes
Where cobblestreets lie solemnly
And all the torrential salmon rave and cover
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01/20/2009 3:55:05 PM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: G8 Diplomat
It’s the ghost of Jerry Garcia come back as Pan shilling for Obama!!
And I’m having an acid flashback!
To: B-Chan
Almost, but you left out an imcomprehensible factor...... time
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01/20/2009 3:59:32 PM PST
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bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . The original point of America was not to be Europe)
To: JoeProBono
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01/20/2009 6:29:11 PM PST
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Daffynition
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To: JoeProBono
Somehow the term “predatory squirt” made me flashback to the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal .....
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01/20/2009 6:32:28 PM PST
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usconservative
(My Plan For Government Reform: Hangings on Thursday, Trials on Friday.)
To: Daffynition
Cool!
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01/20/2009 6:47:34 PM PST
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JoeProBono
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To: Daffynition
Cool!
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Your boss prefers you inhale some O2, rather than have another cuppa joe.
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Daffynition
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Daffynition
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Here's lookin' attcha kiddo
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JoeProBono
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Here's lookin' attcha kiddo
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JoeProBono
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