We’re neck deep in the holiday season already, so I’m joining in. Isn’t this festive? Just don’t think too hard about what’s in that marine snow.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
We’re neck deep in the holiday season already, so I’m joining in. Isn’t this festive? Just don’t think too hard about what’s in that marine snow.
Is that eggs and sperm? I think its eggs and sperm.
No, it’s snot. Sea snot. And decaying bits of dead organisms.
Well, but maybe it’s got some eggs and sperm in it.
Excepting that I presume it tends to float, I’d would say a distributing high percentage is plastic.
Took a dive down the google hole. I don’t care for sea snot.
That photo is a natural for the cover of a science fiction book.
Did anyone follow the link and read about the vampire fish?
In recent years, the payara has gained popularity as an occupant in large, “aggressive” freshwater aquariums. Live goldfish are among this fangy predator’s favorite prey.
Oh great. We are desperately trying to fight off an invasion of Asian Carp and we have this to look forward to.
It’s pretty funny to think that the foundation of the food web for a lot of the deep sea is a constant rain of boogers and dead skin.
@ 7 emergence
Never ask what was in the compost for the tomatoes.