Strange New Creatures Found in Antarctica

• meltz

  27 Mar 07, 12:11

  Several strange creatures including a psychedelic octopus have been found in frigid waters off Antarctica in one of the worldÂ’s most pristine marine environments.
  
  Others resembled corals and shrimps. At least 30 appear to be new to science, said Julian Gutt, chief scientist of an expedition that was part of the International Polar Year research effort set to launch on March 1. The researchers catalogued about 1,000 species in an area of the Antarctic seabed where warming temperatures are believed to have caused the collapse of overlying ice shelves, affecting the marine life below.
  
  The expedition also found sea lilies, sea cucumbers and sea urchins thriving on the sea floor—these species are usually found in much deeper waters where food is scarce, but the ice shelves probably made food scarcer than it would usually be at that shallow depth.
  
  http://www.livescience.com/environment/070225_antarctic_biodiversity.html
  
  antarctic octopus
  
  
  sea squirts
  
  
  A new species of Shackletonia
  
  
  deep-sea sea cucumbers
  
  
  Freaky Fish
  
  
  Small Sea Monsters
  
• aHGer^83

  27 Mar 07, 12:12

  so cute~~~
  
  *attempts to pinch all their cheeks*
• meltz

  27 Mar 07, 12:13

  Originally posted by aHGer^83:

  so cute~~~
  
  *attempts to pinch all their cheeks*

  how to pinch .. some dont even have a face
• mhcampboy

  27 Mar 07, 12:14

  eeee
• allentyb

  27 Mar 07, 12:15

  wah..........
• TehJarVu

  27 Mar 07, 12:15

  yucks
  the deep sea sea cucumbers look like bugs
• aHGer^83

  27 Mar 07, 12:17

  Originally posted by meltz:

  how to pinch .. some dont even have a face

  dat's y i say attempt mah... use imagination lah.. dey look so cute~
• Pitot

  27 Mar 07, 12:18

  wow. tempted to go deep sea fishing.
• GHoST_18

  27 Mar 07, 12:19

  i like the Shackletonia...
  
  
• lolxzxz

  27 Mar 07, 12:47

  Originally posted by GHoST_18:

  i like the Shackletonia...
  
  

  same
• crofty

  27 Mar 07, 13:46

  More informations can be found here>>>http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/viewnews.php?id=89126
  
  thanks for the pictures provided
  
  Nooo!!!..Everyone!!!alert!!!Close the main gate of world happenings before the creatures come and attack
  
  *hides in general office*
• The man who was death

  27 Mar 07, 14:13

  Originally posted by crofty:

  More informations can be found here>>>http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/viewnews.php?id=89126
  
  thanks for the pictures provided
  
  Nooo!!!..Everyone!!!alert!!!Close the main gate of world happenings before the creatures come and attack
  
  *hides in general office*

  i like to visit unexplained mysteries too.....