Author Topic: Weird Underwater Creatures (Read 567482 times)

Cobar · « **Reply #90 on:** June 26, 2007, 10:50:22 am »

We are all going to die! The isopods will slaughter us all!

Just look at how murderous this one looks! RUUUUN!

Vysedark · « **Reply #91 on:** July 30, 2007, 11:44:08 am »

Has anyone heard of the Sea Lilly? It's a weird creature that looks like a defenseless sea plant, but at night or if some other creature is trying to eat it. It will pull it's tail out of the ground and start walking away.

Heres a pic and a vid .

http://bp2.blogger.com/_ovJS1Em-6dg/RkAcRnA-aCI/AAAAAAAAH3Q/MdV9WkQBdhg/s1600-h/seaCreature2.gif

http://i17.tinypic.com/682q3qb.gif

http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/av/dn8168V1.mov

Cobar · « **Reply #92 on:** July 30, 2007, 02:57:11 pm »

This little fellow is a sneaky bastard! It basically finds a sponge like fungus, carves it into the shape of it's carapace and wears it as a camoflauge.

xander · « **Reply #93 on:** August 01, 2007, 09:27:45 pm »

John, over at ASW, posted this. There are several cool pictures, but, more importantly, they are of creatures that live in really, really f*cking cold water, which is pretty impressive:

Quote from: 'MagnusApollo'

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29...1416736,00.html

xander

Zeno · « **Reply #94 on:** August 07, 2007, 04:56:35 am »

I'm fairly certain that's a Metroid.

Cobar · « **Reply #95 on:** August 08, 2007, 11:39:19 pm »

Quote from: Zeno on August 07, 2007, 04:56:35 am

I'm fairly certain that's a Metroid.

Hmmm... i'd wager it's a hunter genus.

shinygerbil · « **Reply #96 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:13:29 am »

Quote from: xander on August 01, 2007, 09:27:45 pm

xander

That's just a wedding dress somebody dropped off a boat.

Kal · « **Reply #97 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:00:06 pm »

Quote from: shinygerbil on August 10, 2007, 09:13:29 am

Quote from: xander on August 01, 2007, 09:27:45 pm

xander

That's just a wedding dress somebody dropped off a boat.

I'm kinda sad they didn't get a picture of one of the REAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLY big ones I read about in Guinness...Still a damn epic jellyfish, that is.

Assault · « **Reply #98 on:** August 12, 2007, 10:13:53 pm »

It has been awhile since I was last here. Looks like things are still running. I love this thread!

Eileen · « **Reply #99 on:** August 27, 2007, 01:56:01 am »

hmm... Random searching gave me this

Cobar · « **Reply #100 on:** August 29, 2007, 06:35:36 pm »

Quote from: Eileen on August 27, 2007, 01:56:01 am

hmm... Random searching gave me this

The smaller fish's expression is priceless

Eileen · « **Reply #101 on:** August 31, 2007, 08:54:14 pm »

Random Wikipedia article! YAY!

xander · « **Reply #102 on:** August 31, 2007, 09:40:43 pm »

Quote from: Eileen on August 31, 2007, 08:54:14 pm

Random Wikipedia article! YAY!

* xander sings:

When you swim in the sea,
and an eel bites your knee,
That's a moray!
That's amore!

xander

Toom · « **Reply #103 on:** September 04, 2007, 11:58:02 am »

Moray eels are terrifying! If you get bitten by one, it'll just hold on indefinitely, and you can't pull free because their teeth are angled inwards. You have to push further into its mouth and hope to either choke it or slide out of its terrible deathlock doom-jaws.

Assault · « **Reply #104 on:** September 04, 2007, 04:00:21 pm »

Quote from: Cobar on June 26, 2007, 10:50:22 am

We are all going to die! The isopods will slaughter us all!

Just look at how murderous this one looks! RUUUUN!

I found his brother!