Water Species

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Take a dive into the world's oceans with Wild Chronicles. A team of oceanographers is issuing an important warning. Not a warning that we should fear for our safety, but for the safety of one the deep blue sea's most deadly creatures...Sharks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_HXzIL...

naturalhazard · naturalhazard

Okay, so I admit it. I grew up just a few miles from the ocean and I've always had an affinity for sea stories, especially stories of sea monsters. So, it is just the coolest that I saw this video on YouTube tonight. Remember the old stories of sea monsters that were giant squids bigger than a man? Not a myth...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Conch Eyes Stare into the squirrelly eyes of the conch. There are oodles of different types of this marine mollusk, some of which are true conchs, some of which have elaborate shells that lend themselves to use as horns by youths trapped on an island inhabited by pigs, and some of which have the crazy ey...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Clever Little Icefish Anarctic icefish are the subject of study in the war against a host of bone diseases. It turns out that these fish, who live their entire lives in southern waters whose surface doesn't go above freezing, have some interesting traits. They have no red blood cells--a liability in...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

The spanner crab (Ranina ranina, or frog crab) is found along the west and east coasts of Australia, and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. It's got something of a tick appearance going on (as Jelo pointed out -- thanks for the photos). They are rare among crabs in that they walk forward as opposed to sidewa...

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Electric catfish appear in freshwater systems in tropical Africa. As their name would have you to believe, electric catfish are capable of electrical shocks. The 350 volt shocks are used to incapacitate their prey. Wikipedia Source

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The nautilus is the only shelled cephalopod. It's regarded as a "living fossil" (I ordinarily do not like the term, but find it appropriate here), as hundreds of millions of years ago they were more varied and far more prosperous. Today there are only six species of nautilus, all limited t...

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Mudskippers They're found in intertidal regions and in areas such as tropical mangrove swamps where fresh water meets salt water (I sense a folk song in there somewhere...). Think of them as the amphibious form of gobies--because that's pretty much exactly what they are. Amphibious fish? Yes, ma'...

DeKaNo · DeKaNo

September 18, 2008--A comb jelly trips the light fantastic as it pulses off Heron Island onAustralia's Great Barrier Reef complex. The creature, which lacks the stingers of jellyfish, was among...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Portuguese Man-of-War Profile Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made u...

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Sea Cucumber Profile Sea cucumbers are echinodermslike starfish and sea urchins. There are some 1,250 known species, and many of these animals are indeed shaped like soft-bodied cucumbers. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit the shallows and others live in the deep ocean. T...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Hydrothermal vents support life; this demonstrates just how resilient life can be. There are also a surprising diversity of life forms that inhabit these vents, despite the absence of sunlight and elevated pressures and deadly heat. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LoiInUoRMQ&a...

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Goblin Sharks This is of the rarely seen goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni). -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 19:43, 2008-08-30

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Source: here Fore more info see : 1 2 3 Sarcastic Fringehead Neoclinus blanchardi is an ambush predator, described as both pugnacious and aggressive (pugnacious isn't used nearly enough in the English language). I've searched around, but I can't find why it's called the sarcastic fringhe...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Frogfish Theyre a family of anglerfish that use some of their fins to walk around the ocean floor, but what I particularly like about them is that they are great at camouflaging themselves to not be detected by their prey. They appear in a large number of great colors and patterns, and range from lumpy t...

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See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ Slime and Razor Blades These mollusks get to be about 8 inches long and produce a thick slime if you pick them up. According to Wikipedia, this slime (which is difficult to wash off your hands) permits them even to travel across a razor blade. I'm not su...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.comOctopus with a Rasta Hat What kind of octopus wears a rasta hat? And why can't I be that diver? Come on, you cephalopodophiles, identify this one for me. There are between 650-700 species of cephalopods in the world, roughly a third of which are octopi (...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ The midshipman fishand I have something in common: me both use excessive and ceaseless vocalization to court our mates. This fish (Poricthys notatus),, is a native of the Pacific Coast of North America.. They are also known as "grunters,&qu...

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PLANET EARTH – Great White Shark Jump @ Yahoo! Video

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Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Shark Warnings (Preview) Take a dive into the world's oceans with Wild Chronicles. A team of oceanographers is issuing an important warning. Not a warning that we should fear for our safety, but for the safety of one the deep blue sea's most deadly creatures...Sharks. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_HXzIL...	Dj Quiva	1	729	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Giant squid not just a sea monster myth anymore (Preview) Okay, so I admit it. I grew up just a few miles from the ocean and I've always had an affinity for sea stories, especially stories of sea monsters. So, it is just the coolest that I saw this video on YouTube tonight. Remember the old stories of sea monsters that were giant squids bigger than a man? Not a myth...	naturalhazard	1	723	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Conch Eyes (Preview) Conch Eyes Stare into the squirrelly eyes of the conch. There are oodles of different types of this marine mollusk, some of which are true conchs, some of which have elaborate shells that lend themselves to use as horns by youths trapped on an island inhabited by pigs, and some of which have the crazy ey...	Dj Quiva	1	805	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Icefish (Preview) Clever Little Icefish Anarctic icefish are the subject of study in the war against a host of bone diseases. It turns out that these fish, who live their entire lives in southern waters whose surface doesn't go above freezing, have some interesting traits. They have no red blood cells--a liability in...	Dj Quiva	1	714	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Spanner crab or frog crab (Preview) The spanner crab (Ranina ranina, or frog crab) is found along the west and east coasts of Australia, and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. It's got something of a tick appearance going on (as Jelo pointed out -- thanks for the photos). They are rare among crabs in that they walk forward as opposed to sidewa...	Dj Quiva	2	773	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Electric catfish (Preview) Electric catfish appear in freshwater systems in tropical Africa. As their name would have you to believe, electric catfish are capable of electrical shocks. The 350 volt shocks are used to incapacitate their prey. Wikipedia Source	Dj Quiva	2	739	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	The Blue Whale (Preview)	Dj Quiva	2	731	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Amazon River (Preview)	Dj Quiva	2	692	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	nautilus (Preview) The nautilus is the only shelled cephalopod. It's regarded as a "living fossil" (I ordinarily do not like the term, but find it appropriate here), as hundreds of millions of years ago they were more varied and far more prosperous. Today there are only six species of nautilus, all limited t...	Dj Quiva	2	3088	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Mudskippers (Preview) Mudskippers They're found in intertidal regions and in areas such as tropical mangrove swamps where fresh water meets salt water (I sense a folk song in there somewhere...). Think of them as the amphibious form of gobies--because that's pretty much exactly what they are. Amphibious fish? Yes, ma'...	Dj Quiva	2	1100	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Strange New Species Found on Great Barrier Reef (Preview) September 18, 2008--A comb jelly trips the light fantastic as it pulses off Heron Island onAustralia's Great Barrier Reef complex. The creature, which lacks the stingers of jellyfish, was among...	DeKaNo	4	750	Jan 26, 2009 by j-goose productions
	Portuguese Man-of-War ... (Preview) Portuguese Man-of-War Profile Anyone unfamiliar with the biology of the venomous Portuguese man-of-war would likely mistake it for a jellyfish. Not only is it not a jellyfish, it's not even an "it," but a "they." The Portuguese man-of-war is a siphonophore, an animal made u...	Dj Quiva	0	19601	Aug 31, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Sea Cucumber (Preview) Sea Cucumber Profile Sea cucumbers are echinodermslike starfish and sea urchins. There are some 1,250 known species, and many of these animals are indeed shaped like soft-bodied cucumbers. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit the shallows and others live in the deep ocean. T...	Dj Quiva	0	839	Aug 30, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Hydrothermal Vents - David Attenborough (Preview) Hydrothermal vents support life; this demonstrates just how resilient life can be. There are also a surprising diversity of life forms that inhabit these vents, despite the absence of sunlight and elevated pressures and deadly heat. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LoiInUoRMQ&a...	Dj Quiva	0	827	Aug 30, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Goblin shark (Preview) Goblin Sharks This is of the rarely seen goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni). -- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 19:43, 2008-08-30	Dj Quiva	0	759	Aug 30, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Sarcastic Fringehead (Preview) Source: here Fore more info see : 1 2 3 Sarcastic Fringehead Neoclinus blanchardi is an ambush predator, described as both pugnacious and aggressive (pugnacious isn't used nearly enough in the English language). I've searched around, but I can't find why it's called the sarcastic fringhe...	Dj Quiva	0	1136	Aug 17, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Frogfish (Preview) Frogfish Theyre a family of anglerfish that use some of their fins to walk around the ocean floor, but what I particularly like about them is that they are great at camouflaging themselves to not be detected by their prey. They appear in a large number of great colors and patterns, and range from lumpy t...	Dj Quiva	0	726	Aug 9, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Banana Slug (Preview) See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ Slime and Razor Blades These mollusks get to be about 8 inches long and produce a thick slime if you pick them up. According to Wikipedia, this slime (which is difficult to wash off your hands) permits them even to travel across a razor blade. I'm not su...	Dj Quiva	0	860	Aug 9, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Octopus with more than 8 legs (Preview) See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.comOctopus with a Rasta Hat What kind of octopus wears a rasta hat? And why can't I be that diver? Come on, you cephalopodophiles, identify this one for me. There are between 650-700 species of cephalopods in the world, roughly a third of which are octopi (...	Dj Quiva	0	2790	Aug 9, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Grunters and Singers (Preview) See more at: http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/ The midshipman fishand I have something in common: me both use excessive and ceaseless vocalization to court our mates. This fish (Poricthys notatus),, is a native of the Pacific Coast of North America.. They are also known as "grunters,&qu...	Dj Quiva	0	701	Aug 9, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	The Jelly Fish Invades.. (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	906	Aug 6, 2008 by Jollyjo
	A Tropical Fish Feed... (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	701	Jul 31, 2008 by Jollyjo
	The Curious Harbor Seal... (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	698	Jul 31, 2008 by Jollyjo
	The Butterfly Fish Experience... (Preview)	Jollyjo	0	708	Jul 31, 2008 by Jollyjo
	A great white shark leaps to catch its prey...ay caramba! (Preview) PLANET EARTH – Great White Shark Jump @ Yahoo! Video	Jollyjo	0	924	Jul 27, 2008 by Jollyjo
	Pygmy Seahorses (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	705	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Bull Sharks Hunt (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	680	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	714	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Dolphin Parenting (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	705	Jul 27, 2008 by Dj Quiva
	Freaks of Nature: Giant Bizarre Fish (Preview)	Dj Quiva	0	906	Jul 26, 2008 by Dj Quiva
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