The Praya dubia, or Giant Siphonophore (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praya_dubia): 40-50m long marine "animal" made up of thousands of individual animalshttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dnaxl_N5E8A/TIU_Df1zwlI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Nq_Z98Jw90w/s640/praya-dubia.jpg
See also the Pyrosome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrosome)http://deepseanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-23-at-10.10.13-AM-600x443.png
― ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Thursday, 6 February 2014 23:54 (twelve years ago)
That second one is unreal -- is it actually that big, or is there some optical illusion going on??
― eeeLastica (Leee), Friday, 7 February 2014 01:47 (twelve years ago)
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/files/2014/01/balloon-lumpsuckers.jpg
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/2014/01/27/lumpsucker-fish-just-when-you-thought-the-ocean-couldnt-get-more-lumpy-and-adhesive/
Other than looking like swollen eyeballs… with eyeballs… lumpsuckers have some pretty strange things going on. For one, they’re pretty awful swimmers, thanks to their round bodies and tiny fins, and when disturbed they tend to flap around aimlessly in different directions. Which is not how escape generally happens. As newly hatched larvae they are surprisingly well developed, equipped with a fully functional mouth and well-developed digestive system. This allows them to begin feeding on tiny crustaceans and fish just 10 days after hatching. Sometimes they’ll resort to eating each other because nature.
― eeeLastica (Leee), Friday, 7 February 2014 01:48 (twelve years ago)
siphonophore are insanehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1TSbarW1U
― PSY talks The Nut Job (forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 February 2014 02:09 (twelve years ago)
They actually get that big--apparently people have been warned not to try swimming through the tube, as they might get stuck and drown.
― ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Friday, 7 February 2014 02:39 (twelve years ago)
The siphonophore is some At the Mountains of Madness shit.
― NO GODS, NO MUSTARD (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 7 February 2014 05:15 (twelve years ago)
I would say the Portuguese man o war is the weirdest creature (creatures) on earth
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Friday, 7 February 2014 20:29 (twelve years ago)
https://healthcarecenters.martinspoint.org/doctors-and-providers/maine/brunswick-bowdoin/~/media/Images/Global/220x90/hcc_become_patient.jpg?mh=90&mw=220
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Friday, 7 February 2014 20:48 (twelve years ago)
http://www.pakalertpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/15-Modern-Sea-Monsters-Photos-And-Video.jpg
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Friday, 7 February 2014 21:07 (twelve years ago)
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2013/11/27/15-modern-sea-monsters-photos-and-video/
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Friday, 7 February 2014 21:16 (twelve years ago)
Say hello to the roundworm Pristionchus pacificus. Executive summary:
- Prevents itself from maturing beyond a hardy larval stage while it lives on a host scarab beetle.- When the beetle dies, the larvae eat the carcass.- They are microorganisms, but they can form a tower of worms that's visible to the naked eye. A TOWER OF WORMS.
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/06/a-thousand-worms-merge-into-a-living-tower/
― Gibbering Hard Gibberish Soft (Leee), Friday, 14 March 2014 22:36 (twelve years ago)
great find and an all time url
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Friday, 14 March 2014 23:07 (twelve years ago)
Amazing and horrible. Also, oddly reminiscent of World War Z:
http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr01/2013/6/20/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-1381-1371743821-17.gif
― bizarro gazzara, Friday, 14 March 2014 23:12 (twelve years ago)
Leee did you see this cool parasite?? http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/parasitic-junk-trunk
― 龜, Friday, 14 March 2014 23:48 (twelve years ago)
Totally! I have your entomology thread bookmarked!
― Gibbering Hard Gibberish Soft (Leee), Saturday, 15 March 2014 01:15 (twelve years ago)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoo
― 龜, Saturday, 29 March 2014 02:44 (twelve years ago)
http://imgur.com/c8B1VZG
― 龜, Saturday, 29 March 2014 02:45 (twelve years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/JbVtUfi.jpg
"Five minutes to showtime Ms Henderson"
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 29 March 2014 15:35 (twelve years ago)
Jesus. Help.
― emil.y, Saturday, 29 March 2014 19:37 (twelve years ago)
http://www.purocoffee.com/tl_files/puro_2012/news/potoo_baby2.jpg
Half gecko half owl half god's greatest mistake.
― Des Esseintes in Walmart (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 29 March 2014 21:27 (twelve years ago)
http://i57.tinypic.com/2h6d0xw.jpg
― Des Esseintes in Walmart (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 29 March 2014 21:28 (twelve years ago)
god apparently actually quite proud of the potoohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9J_KCYajUU
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 29 March 2014 22:27 (twelve years ago)
Thought that was going to be about this at first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo
But can that is one word bird, half gecko half owl is perfect description.
― Leeee with three E's with 3 spelled out (Leee), Sunday, 30 March 2014 04:43 (twelve years ago)
should really be pot-9-o, no?
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 30 March 2014 04:47 (twelve years ago)
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/cthulhus-pet-giant-isopod-25-feet-found-attached-to-underwater-robot.html
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:46 (twelve years ago)
Isopods make me >_<;;
― Ned Zeppelin (Leee), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:51 (twelve years ago)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mutant-chicken-grows-alli/
― Brian Eno's Mother (Latham Green), Monday, 31 March 2014 20:51 (twelve years ago)
holy shit at megaisopod
― We hugged with no names exchanged (forksclovetofu), Monday, 31 March 2014 21:33 (twelve years ago)
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sea-snake-dries-to-a-crisp-before-rehydrating-140318.htm
― 龜, Thursday, 3 April 2014 01:13 (twelve years ago)
megaisopod slightly disappointing after seeing that url.
― Merdeyeux, Thursday, 3 April 2014 01:34 (twelve years ago)
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sea-snake-dries-to-a-crisp-before-rehydrating-140318.htm― 龜, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 6:13 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― 龜, Wednesday, April 2, 2014 6:13 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Nice! The yellow-bellied sea snakes is v v pretty.
― Ned Zeppelin (Leee), Thursday, 3 April 2014 20:48 (twelve years ago)
Adventures in mosquito research:
Only female mosquitoes drink blood, and they use proteins in their meals to make the shells of their eggs. But they also need mating partners, and A. dirus are as finicky about sex as they are about food. Andolina used to have to force-mate them.To begin: decapitate a male, and anaesthetise a female with ether. Next, unite the two by inserting the male’s still-protruding genitals into his unconscious partner. Get it right and the two insects (or one-and-a-half insects) lock together, sperm is transferred, and the female becomes pregnant. Andolina first learned to do this without a microscope. It took steady hands.
To begin: decapitate a male, and anaesthetise a female with ether. Next, unite the two by inserting the male’s still-protruding genitals into his unconscious partner. Get it right and the two insects (or one-and-a-half insects) lock together, sperm is transferred, and the female becomes pregnant. Andolina first learned to do this without a microscope. It took steady hands.
― Ned Zeppelin (Leee), Thursday, 3 April 2014 20:50 (twelve years ago)
http://snakesarelong.blogspot.com/2014/03/why-do-snakes-have-two-penises.html?m=1
(Post features all the snake penis photos you could possibly want.)
― Ned Zeppelin (Leee), Friday, 4 April 2014 21:04 (twelve years ago)
Are you tired of mere static images of oarfish? And dead oarfish at that? Then behold video footage of live oarfish!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWaQ5E07yk
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Friday, 11 April 2014 00:42 (twelve years ago)
honestly never seen a live one so that's pretty dope.
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Friday, 11 April 2014 05:31 (twelve years ago)
URL sez it all: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/04/17/in-brazilian-cave-insects-females-have-the-penis/
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Thursday, 17 April 2014 17:46 (twelve years ago)
The, ehhem, nut grafs:
When Neotrogla get busy, the female climbs on top of the male and inserts her penis-like structure, called a gynosome, into the male in order to receive sperm capsules. Once the pair is locked together, they’ll copulate for a marathon baby-making session of 40 to 70 hours.However, the act is about more than just reproduction. Food is scarce in the caves that Neotrogla call home, and male sperm capsules double as a nutritious meal for females. Researchers believe females compete with each other to literally capture males and steal their seminal gifts.And capture is an accurate way to describe Neotrogla intercourse. Once inside the male, the female’s gynosome inflates and spiky structures on the organ anchor the two creatures together. When researchers once attempted to pry apart a mating pair, the male’s abdomen was ripped from the thorax, but the genital coupling remained intact.
However, the act is about more than just reproduction. Food is scarce in the caves that Neotrogla call home, and male sperm capsules double as a nutritious meal for females. Researchers believe females compete with each other to literally capture males and steal their seminal gifts.
And capture is an accurate way to describe Neotrogla intercourse. Once inside the male, the female’s gynosome inflates and spiky structures on the organ anchor the two creatures together. When researchers once attempted to pry apart a mating pair, the male’s abdomen was ripped from the thorax, but the genital coupling remained intact.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Thursday, 17 April 2014 17:49 (twelve years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1FoOa8VA0c
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Friday, 18 April 2014 05:57 (twelve years ago)
Mammals -- and their genitalia -- can be weird too!
http://scientopia.org/blogs/scicurious/2009/09/25/friday-weird-science-the-hyena-mating-game/
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Monday, 21 April 2014 22:39 (twelve years ago)
FLOATING OOD HEAD:
https://24.media.tumblr.com/58ce8e7f63173af56b4bff0b6eb6e945/tumblr_n4wn7aHyPW1qm9k25o2_500.jpg
AKA Japetella octopus: http://montereybayaquarium.tumblr.com/post/84435959998/now-on-exhibit-two-rare-deep-sea-cephalopods-we
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Thursday, 1 May 2014 18:06 (twelve years ago)
Two species that aren't weird in themselves -- more like one in the other:
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/last-supper-centipede-dies-eating-way-out-snake-belly-n80071
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Tuesday, 6 May 2014 23:10 (twelve years ago)
Happy Monday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktMxLrU8rA&noredirect=1
(Leaving that unembedded because.)
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Monday, 19 May 2014 18:45 (twelve years ago)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2639831/The-alien-backyard-Researchers-sea-creature-unique-brain-regrow-four-days.html
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 27 May 2014 16:44 (twelve years ago)
Nice!
In other convergent evolution news: http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/05/22/the-surprising-closest-relative-of-the-huge-elephant-birds/
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 20:32 (twelve years ago)
And a nice bookend to a subthread from this thread's early days.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Wednesday, 28 May 2014 20:38 (twelve years ago)
http://i58.tinypic.com/23tsccm.jpgSnake!?
http://i61.tinypic.com/zk04sk.jpgCaterpillar!
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/caterpillar-appears-snake-camouflage/
― Vera said that?! (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 30 May 2014 05:28 (twelve years ago)
Wow, A+.
― Call the Doctorb, the B is for Brownstein (Leee), Friday, 30 May 2014 16:24 (twelve years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_kwUPi41Mcbonus monkey island ii music
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 30 May 2014 16:53 (twelve years ago)