Antarctic ice melt reveals exotic creatures

Little Wing · 02-26-2007, 10:53 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science...eut/index.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Spindly orange sea stars, fan-finned ice fish and herds of roving sea cucumbers are among the exotic creatures spied off the Antarctic coast in an area formerly covered by ice, scientists reported Sunday.

This is the first time explorers have been able to catalog wildlife where two mammoth ice shelves used to extend for some 3,900 square miles over the Weddell Sea.

At least 5,000 years old, the ice shelves collapsed in two stages over the last dozen years. One crumbled 12 years ago and the other followed in 2002.

BigDyl · 02-26-2007, 10:59 AM

BigDyl · 02-26-2007, 11:00 AM

Global Warming is a myth!

Little Wing · 02-26-2007, 11:04 AM

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/185652

**DOMS** · 02-26-2007, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigDyl

Man-made Global Warming is a myth!

Fixed.

ALBOB · 02-26-2007, 12:23 PM

See there, just proof that golbal warming is a GOOD thing. If it weren't for global warming we'd never have known those little critters existed. Maybe the next thing to thaw out will be BigDyl's brain.

BigDyl · 02-26-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALBOB

See there, just proof that golbal warming is a GOOD thing. If it weren't for global warming we'd never have known those little critters existed. Maybe the next thing to thaw out will be BigDyl's brain.

TheGreatSatan · 02-27-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Wing

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/185652

That's pretty cool looking. Big Foot, you're next!

BoneCrusher · 02-27-2007, 01:34 PM

I'm thing a jerk bait. Fillet the raskel and toss it on the grill with a little lemon butter ....

AKIRA · 02-27-2007, 03:05 PM

At the gym today, I saw some news segment on about a "Psychodelic Octopus"

I couldnt hear the story and there werent and subs, so whats the scoop?

Little Wing · 02-27-2007, 03:27 PM

Strange New Creatures Found in Antarctica

Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world’s most pristine marine environments.

Others resembled corals and shrimps. At least 30 appear to be new to science,

Little Wing · 02-27-2007, 03:30 PM

from article link above

These fast-growing sea squirts were found at Larsen A. This can be an indication of a first step towards a biodiversity change after the collapse of the ice shelves. The animals in the foreground are colonised by two crustaceans and a brittle star. Credit: J. Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institute

Little Wing · 02-27-2007, 03:32 PM

from article link above

A new species of Shackletonia, an amphipod crustacean sampled near Elephant Island, Antarctic Pensisula, during the Polarstern expedition. Credit: C. d'Udekem, Royal Belgium Institute for Natural Sciences

Little Wing · 02-27-2007, 03:34 PM

from article link above

These deep-sea sea cucumbers are abundant in the Larsen B area. Interestingly they are all heading in the same direction. Credit: J. Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institute 2007

02-26-2007, 10:53 AM	#1
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	Antarctic ice melt reveals exotic creatures BODYBUILDING SUPPLEMENTS High Quality Supplements For Bodybuilders and Athletes. www.ironmaglabs.com http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science...eut/index.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Spindly orange sea stars, fan-finned ice fish and herds of roving sea cucumbers are among the exotic creatures spied off the Antarctic coast in an area formerly covered by ice, scientists reported Sunday. This is the first time explorers have been able to catalog wildlife where two mammoth ice shelves used to extend for some 3,900 square miles over the Weddell Sea. At least 5,000 years old, the ice shelves collapsed in two stages over the last dozen years. One crumbled 12 years ago and the other followed in 2002.

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	Rules? You mean we have RULES for that???

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02-26-2007, 11:04 AM	#4
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	http://www.thestar.com/News/article/185652

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BoneCrusher Lift or Die Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,311	I'm thing a jerk bait. Fillet the raskel and toss it on the grill with a little lemon butter ....

02-27-2007, 03:27 PM	#11
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	Strange New Creatures Found in Antarctica Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the world’s most pristine marine environments. Others resembled corals and shrimps. At least 30 appear to be new to science,

02-27-2007, 03:30 PM	#12
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	from article link above These fast-growing sea squirts were found at Larsen A. This can be an indication of a first step towards a biodiversity change after the collapse of the ice shelves. The animals in the foreground are colonised by two crustaceans and a brittle star. Credit: J. Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institute

02-27-2007, 03:32 PM	#13
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	from article link above A new species of Shackletonia, an amphipod crustacean sampled near Elephant Island, Antarctic Pensisula, during the Polarstern expedition. Credit: C. d'Udekem, Royal Belgium Institute for Natural Sciences

02-27-2007, 03:34 PM	#14
Little Wing SEMPER~FIDELIS Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: United States Posts: 20,692 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 191	from article link above These deep-sea sea cucumbers are abundant in the Larsen B area. Interestingly they are all heading in the same direction. Credit: J. Gutt, Alfred-Wegener-Institute 2007