Photos of bizarre creatures discovered in Antarctica
Photos of bizarre creatures discovered in Antarctica
Researchers aboard the Aurora Australis, an Australian vessel, have discovered a trove of strange creatures on the sea floor near East Antarctica.
"Some of the video footage we have collected is really stunning — it's amazing to be able to navigate undersea mountains and valleys and actually see what the animals look like in their undisturbed state," said Aurora Australis voyage leader Dr Martin Riddle. "In some places every inch of the sea floor is covered in life. In other places we can see deep scars and gouges where icebergs scour the sea floor as they pass by. Gigantism is very common in Antarctic waters — we have collected huge worms, giant crustaceans and sea spiders the size of dinner plates."
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Very Interesting...
I am scared of water, I don't study what might be under there. (love astronomy though) This is a really cool article though and interesting :) Thanks :)
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