Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts

Jurassic Piranha Fossil is Earliest Flesh-Cutting Fish

The fossil of a piranha-like jurassic fish shows a flesh-slicing eating ability. The specimen was the first bony fish to have this capacity. Teeth were much like the South American piranha. However, the ancient creature lived in the ocean not in freshwater. People eat the piranha and say it tastes like other fish.

fossils jurassic piranha-like fish reveal brilliant meat-eating strategy inverse cookie policy website uses cookies ensure experience website learn decline got explore follow science biology share subscribe jurassic flesh eater ingeniously ensured constant supply food finding sheep snarl wolf sarah sloat october 2018 filed animals dinosaurs evolution predator long ago jurassic seas devious fish emerged belonged group called pycnodontids looked different others relatives cobble-shaped teeth slurping insides hard-shelled prey fish long pointed dagger-shaped teeth serrated edges fish flesh chomper write scientists current biology brilliantly ensured always meat eat jaw scientists explain study released thursday wasn’t designed crush cut ancient fossils newly identified species piranhamesodon pinnatomus discovered south german limestone deposits.

victims fish nibbled deep 50 million years ago curious bite patterns victims suggested renewable source meat bloodthirsty fish study co-author martina kölbl-ebert ph.d wrote paper colleagues james cook university australia discovery surprising given scientists knew meat-eating habits jurassic fish stunned fish piranha-like teeth kölbl-ebert finding sheep snarl wolf fish found quarry solnhofen region germany fossil represents earliest record bony marine fish lived fish previously scientists believed bony fishes fed invertebrates swallowed prey whole jurassic era least ancient reef fish something bloodier dinosaurs walking earth dinosaurs fly pterosaurs fish swimming feet tearing fins flesh each co-author david bellwood ph.d computer analysis specimen video revealed jaw morphology shape tooth pattern consistent slicing flesh fins bite marks left victims found fossilized nearby.

suggested preference latter — fossilized fish found same deposit chunks missing fins team believes missing chunks indicate clever hunting practice used p pinnatomus theorize fed predominantly fins fish instead flesh fins regrow — thus ensuring renewable source food analysis piranha-like lower jaw videos scientists discovered bare minimum exercise needed brain boost 39 share video facebook twitter email link copied rewind seconds scientists discovered bare minimum exercise needed brain boost live 00 00 00 40 00 40 closed captions share video videos settings fullscreen videos 02 scientists discovered bare minimum exercise needed brain boost 02 predator final red band trailer insane gore dogs 00 40 analysis piranha-like upper jaw 00 59 animals white camouflage risk standing snowfall declines 02 29 pills examines american obsession adderall 00 06 scientific weightlifters nose bleeds 00 23 wolves work together complete rope task 01 39 first-ever video deep-sea anglerfish sex missionary flashy close analysis jaw biting fish scientists concluded oldest known flesh-eating fish shares remarkable convergent evolution modern piranhas.

today latter found freshwater piranhamesodon pinnatomus living piranhas sometimes bite tear mouthfuls flesh sometimes feed fish fins today it’s estimated 30 60 species piranhas live rivers lakes ranging northern argentina colombia greatest diversity you’ll to amazon river it’s different quarry germany least flesh-eating fish chomping photos james cook university james cook university related stories white americans love genetic testing making easi scared terror fee scientists grew bits human eyeballs dish leonardo da vinci's art roots physical diso physician scientist shares uncovered mysteries single ancestrydna ® test gave insight origins trace back heritage danny paez october 2018 filed maps science chill e time person would ask heritage would simply shrug mom born italian seaside town ancona dad hails quito — mountainous capital ecuador falling love east coast italian peninsula parents settled years swampier peninsula — florida that’s yours truly picture continue reading there's term word repeated loses meaning word word word word word word sarah sloat october 2018 filed experiments human behavior internet culture psychology reddit t’s satisfying thing learn there’s word experience didn’t described word learning example clinomania excessive desire stay bed philocaly.

love beauty enriches mind vocabulary reddit recently united experience discovery phenomenon spoken linguistic classes semantic satiation continue reading coral reefs ideas crazy work weird ideas start sound pretty times peter hess october 2018 filed climate change evolution genetics microsoft oceans weather t dan harrison didn’t idea would taken seriously situations become dire crazy-sounding ideas start sound … pretty plan cloud brightening frankly reads premise sci-fi movie geo-engineering concept literally change sunny skies overcast ones sounds far-fetched great barrier reef weather hacks required it’s creative methods scientists order world’s sensitive important living organisms harrison research fellow sydney institute marine science saw great barrier reef suffering one-two punch back-to-back mass bleaching events 2015 2016 warm water kills coral polyps leaving white skeleton that’s stripped living tissue mass die-offs called bleaching events massive coral system coast queensland australia covers area 33 000 square miles.

wonder natural world warming water temperatures factors remove organic life killed large portions great barrier reef australian researchers reported journal nature last year situation dire harrison growing movement scientists working creative innovative solutions crisis facing world’s coral reefs it’s absolutely shocking dive reef turn white space week past years kind world’s coral reefs climate change warming world’s oceans creating mass bleaching events single heat wave 2016 killed two-thirds corals 29 percent reefs great barrier reef analysis die-offs scientists found clear correlation water temperature bleached coral climate change threat facing coral reefs boats — large yachts cruise ships — regularly damage reefs anchors chains chemical residues water threaten health coral chemicals oxybenzone octinoxate sometimes called octyl methoxycinnamate commonly found sunscreen thought contribute coral bleaching.

july state hawaii banned sunscreen contains oxybenzone chemical harmful coral reefs demonstrated harm caused chemicals scientists aren’t exactly hurt coral response corals related disrupting specific signaling system general stress response ann tarrant ph.d biologist woods hole oceanographic institution studies effects stress coral physiology inverse july knowing exactly what’s going scientists certain enough hawaii imposed ban donna mercado kim hawaii state senator co-sponsored bill called step reef protect deterioration reported spokesman-review we’ve heard challenges facing coral reefs recent years issue building steam decades it’s limited great barrier reef scientists politicians inventive preserve reefs overwhelming odds three ideas executed d.i.y clouds harrison’s cloud brightening idea sounds incredibly simple create clouds block sun reef water temperatures getting hot execution slightly complicated large nozzles spray sea water air large fans propel water higher water rises.

evaporates salt remains stratosphere water vapor condenses salt particles forming clouds great barrier reef receives human-made cloud cover project gained momentum attention australian government needed feasibility studies government funding bespoke equipment harrison colleagues undeterred they’re pushing forward last years show cloud-brightening works cool waters reef enough mitigate nearly bleaching moment obviously progressively less climate change becomes worse harrison tells inverse group consulting teams working cloud brightening project feasibility phase australian government included project reef restoration adaptation program rrap multi-institution project mission preserve great barrier reef future australian government granted million rrap scoping phase inform additional 00 million allocated 2019 sounds money remember great barrier reef provides irreplaceable ecosystem services contributes 6.4 billion australia’s economy it’s alone facing serious threats diagram cloud brightening simple assembling ikea furniture initially spare time weren’t funded work dan harrison there’s threats reefs deal daily basis adding large detrimental effect reef hard stomach erinn muller coral researcher erinn muller ph.d coral reefs don’t easily bounce back loss events disease outbreaks bleaching hot water program manager science director elizabeth moore international center restoration florida keys decline.

gone decades we’ve coral cover loss well-documented last 50 years tells inverse transitioning 50 percent reef covered living corals we’re five percent coral cover disease outbreak wreaking havoc reefs florida keys sloughing living tissue coral leaving bare skeletons matter weeks it’s occurring four years gradually spreading throughout reefs surrounding keys it’s hard there’s threats reefs deal daily basis adding large detrimental effect reef hard stomach hopefully setting precedent whenever there’s outbreak instead monitoring studying death group scientists collaborators we’re taking action try stop grim situation muller heartened cooperation solve problem consortium experts florida assembled share information pathology disease spreading active interventions years research she’s people mobilize literally talk week provide everybody updates we’re studying i’m happy grateful disease outbreak model anything happens future muller looking solution applied larger scale would benefit entire ecosystem people realize evolution efficient rapid mikhail matz past april article published journal plos genetics illustrated team researchers found corals great barrier reef actually adapting warming waters.

continue future mikhail matz ph.d associate professor coral genomics university texas led research matz colleagues demonstrated 2015 paper science heat tolerance genetic trait passed generation generation coral populations carry variations genes genes inevitably coral withstand strange environmental conditions computer modeling suggests genes adapt heat spread throughout entire population generations people realize evolution efficient rapid matz tells inverse genetic models turn accurate coral’s adaptation pace climate change rest century it’s possible corals florida keys develop resistance diseases threatening looks prediction future entirely depend corals able adapt matz genetically modifying coral survive hotter world matz’s research natural adaptive abilities corals leads obvious question genetically modifying corals least speeding process evolution enter so-called assisted evolution lab-grown corals subjected harsh conditions warm acidic waters corals survive harsh conditions considered promising sources future stock revitalizing depleted reefs researchers aren’t ruling — matz isn’t convinced it’s necessary everybody’s asking question main message papers don’t matz based research matz believes assisted evolution crispr-cas9 genome editing method would speed rate coral adapts warming acidifying waters unnecessary coral’s immense capacity rapid efficient natural evolution it’s already play.

don’t create anything resilient corals already spread genes populations matz decades perfect process genetically modifying coral stand hotter polluted waters don’t genes modify don’t traits modify everybody thinks it’s resistance heat it’s resistance temperature range winter summer it’s resistance disease heated stuff ease crispr-cas9 allows scientists edit dna they’re editing research shown finding suitable gene editing target simple traits don’t single gene associated instead there’s usually set genes encode specific characteristics words scientists can’t genetic code coral switch dies hot water gene loves hot water gene matz team found hard paper published april proceedings national academy sciences shows it’s possible genetically modify coral versatile crispr-cas9 gene editing tool traits encoded multiple genes making trickier alter simple physical traits traits successfully altered persisted several cell cycles creating persistent genetic changes populations changes would stick long enough alter future generations wild corals microsoft artificial intelligence coral mapping lightning fast coast indonesia’s sulawesi island microsoft-backed project uses 360-degree cameras artificial intelligence survey reefs helping scientists map analyze corals quickly a.i rapidly analyze photographs coral vastly improved efficiency emma kennedy phd benthic marine ecologist university queensland statement would coral reef scientist minutes takes machine seconds machine learns similar human brain weighing lots minute decisions it’s looking builds picture confident making identification project early stages researchers involved hope yield insights better reef management preservation practices fact project already showed survey areas bounced back quickly expected mass bleaching event would coral reef scientist minutes.

takes machine seconds emma kennedy future future corals depends ability slow pace climate change incredible capacity coral evolve adapt changing ecological conditions thing allowing reefs hold moment scientists harrison muller matz working stem worst effects coral reef loss making progress curbing rate carbon emissions they’re slowing inevitable result climate change environmental degradation it’s going scientists limb pursue inventive ideas i’m confident corals extinct hundred years confidence able hold don’t anything climate change matz reduce carbon emissions stop global warming trend 00 years corals richard mattk1979 g al check ocean thornton vevers wikimedia james toby photos unsplash flickr mote catlin harrison bailhache survey allen hughes dan ocean saved seaview agency xl agency hudson laboratory france paul philanthropies marine matz et reef mikhail christophe follow inverse facebook follow humans facebook follow star wars facebook follow science chill facebook follow inverse flipboard follow inverse apple news watch brain blank facebook sign newsletter sign advertise archive browse privacy commerce terms dmca corrections 2018.

science innovation entertainment culture mind body brave worlds brave worlds humans humans life space life space point b point b replicant replicant science chill science chill advertise archive browse privacy commerce terms dmca corrections 2018 sent monday-friday science innovation teams bring today’s news that’s helping shape tomorrow stories greatest innovators building future sent 5x week inverse fueling generation dreamers doers reporting wonder world light —nick lucchesi executive editor science innovation teams bring today’s news that’s helping shape tomorrow sign newsletter ads dotomi logicad zemanta 39 analytics bid inc google audience skimlinks google simpli.fi tags exchange google doubleclick facebook quantcast turn consent appnexus index bluekai linkedin media manager manager connect publisher signing cookie continue ad trackers google bidswitch onesignal desk google casale simplereach safeframe science yahoo triplelift formerly spotxchange ima advertising.com rhythmone analytics amazon integral exchange index doubleclick adsense ad beacon adobe netmining research parsely beacon sekindo google scorecard manager impression measurement associates pubmatic
Cane toad

Countries Teaching Chinese Students are in Danger

Mercury pollution


Countries that carry out teaching of young Chinese are at risk. ● countries computer teaching to chinese numbers students we danger up countries figure teaching keys chinese text students of danger or countries make teaching colors chinese code students to to danger in countries or teaching on chinese by students to danger he ● ⁍ university c china c professor c government c family ⁌ ⧫ university b hong b china b kong b professor b government economy b family b people b taiwan b ideology b ⧫ ⏏ university hong china kong professor government economy family people taiwan ideology ⏏ ⦿ australian australia promoted university share news china professor universities influence varrall window site years china’s square tiananmen kong hong map video government dialog captions policy network relevant content email big economy family island buy need finance facebook play country question people media independent taiwan source ideology beliefs student academic newcastle settings transparency color ⦿ ∎ australian a australia a promoted a university a share a news a china a professor universities a influence a varrall a window a site a years a china’s a a square a tiananmen kong a hong a map a video a government a dialog a captions a policy a network a relevant a content a email a big a economy a family a island a buy a need a finance a facebook play a country a question a people a media a independent a taiwan a source a ideology a beliefs a student a academic a newcastle a settings a transparency a color ∎
Chinese students on train

Australian Tropics Gets Mercury Pollution

Mercury pollution


Australian people suffer the toxicity of poisonous metal in the tropics ⁍ environment tropical atmosphere hemisphere equator northern ⁌ quicksilver ● Australian computer tropics to mercury numbers pollution it quicksilver we Australian figure tropics keys mercury text pollution in quicksilver of Australian make tropics colors mercury code pollution software quicksilver to Australian or tropics on mercury by pollution on quicksilver ● ⧫ atmosphere environment equator hemisphere impact northern ocean physics tropical ⧫ ⏏ northern environment hemisphere ocean tropical atmosphere equator impact physics ⏏ ⦿ air northern australia hemisphere university environment health global conversation research days ocean south north read convention howard tropical atmospheric wet mining macquarie partners donate events atmosphere time equator coal minamata ecosystems year dry released united funding media policy board job jobs lecturer impact need comments barrier chemical article sign impacts data observed fires amount darwin models spikes land sources gold human problem edwards grant dean arts nelson peter science fisher jenny series energy corrections conditions follow address email resource work contact masterclass writing pitching institutions contributing funders audience team charter company friends community manager project victoria melbourne wales sydney asia effect report surprise understand applies southern mixing interesting hamilton russell flickr plant power reduce residents benefit modified arriving higher site polluted moves times source point wind physics play information continent blowing seasonal emissions indonesia measurements years measuring nations water millions small-scale risks countries natural chemistry ⦿ jack and jill went up the hill ∎ air follow northern address australia email hemisphere resource season work university contact environment masterclass health writing global pitching conversation institutions research contributing days funders ocean audience south team north charter read company convention friends howard community tropical manager atmospheric project wet victoria mining melbourne macquarie wales partners sydney donate asia events effect atmosphere report time surprise equator understand coal applies minamata southern ecosystems mixing year interesting dry hamilton released russell united flickr funding plant media power policy reduce board residents job benefit jobs modified lecturer arriving impact higher need site comments polluted barrier moves chemical times article source sign point impacts wind data physics observed play fires information amount continent darwin blowing models seasonal spikes emissions land indonesia sources measurements gold years human measuring problem nations edwards water grant millions dean small-scale arts risks nelson countries peter natural science chemistry fisher energy jenny condtions series corrections ∎
tropicsn cartoon

Dog Hears with Conch Shell

Moon dog
"Is that you George?""
▶ Dog has somone who hears him on end of the line. Georgie Girl! ✿ video youtube crab alive ear hold listening ✿ ⧫1 dog an hears it conch of shell we sound ha
dog or hears ho conch uh shell in sound do dog as hears eh conch if shell oh sound so dog is hears an conch we shell or sound me ⧫1 Is that you - George? ✿2 listening ear youtube video crab precise food street rice fried prawns king lobsters alive soft wing hold ✿2 ⧫3 hold wing soft alive lobsters king prawns fried rice street food precise crab video youtube ear listening ⧫3
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DOGGY EARS
Is that you George?

Scrooge Penguin Leaves His Office to go Home

Scrooge penguin
"There goes Scroogie!"



Scrooge is always in a bad mood when he goes from work to his house, bird or not.
scrooge || carol poor happy died dead dinner pdf ghost christmas xmas money business dickens charles ||
scrooge animal penguin bowl leaves character office type home to
scrooge web penguin petting leaves keys office computer home up
scrooge article penguin collar leaves com office laptop homes on
pets leaves feed office internet homely in penguin goes

business charles dickens money xmas christmas ghost pdf dinner dead died happy poor carol

charles dickens business xmas money christmas scratch tim ghost bob tiny chapter page pdf file open men fred time house dinner next close date information dead died children how write son family fire reading happy poor chain match shuts worksheets activity carol zoom view current download print mode presentation previous find document rotate

rotate document find previous presentation mode print download current view zoom carol activity worksheets shuts match chain poor happy reading fire family son write how children died dead information date close next dinner house time fred men open file pdf page chapter tiny bob ghost tim scratch christmas money xmas business on dickens charles

|| ◀

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
▶ || | articles | | There goes Scroogie! ◀

Petroglyphs in Sweden Show Foundations of Civilization

Plants destroyed in australia
| Carvings in Rockface in Europe indicate how human societies began. with social organization norms of behavior developed. Trade between groups took place. art Petroglyphs introduction pyramid map list east milstreu play ishop articles rock
Petroglyphs period Sweden origins show island Foundations news Civilization middle wall s-shaped brocket glossary signs archive Petroglyphs bradshaw Sweden museum show british Foundations motif carvings wall image skunk contemporary geometric index Petroglyphs research Sweden scandinavian show paintings Foundations ancient civilization africa wall photo prawn professor south ship Petroglyphs gallery Sweden film show india Foundations page Civilization bradshawfnd wall razor kowari homo norway cave ships twitter chauvet stonehenge follow mailing jackal easter san foundation tanum facebook contact left site springer stone films | travel expeditions tweet depictions dated images ongoing 900-700 created updated denmark adding website visiting donate review book latest podcast search eternal symbols niaux descent dmanisi georgia gozo malta temples sounds built heyerdahl thor motifs heritage migration documentary oppenheimer stephen newsletter inora france cycladic ice yinchuan emirates arab united campeche brazil oldest america hills central tibet territory western prehistory isles gwion australia california baja african tuareg downloads papers displacements shore relation measured kaul column renderings nordic-bronze-age development chronological-typological i.e rubbing iii prows details early changed prehistoric huge dating engraving sword thousands important marks cup symbol recording |  |
Images of Swedes

Otter Eats chocolates

Otter eats chocolates
"I love chocolate candy."
▶Otter likes to eat nice sugary sweets sitting at the table comical otter chocolates Pike Dachsbracke Manatee Insect Balinese Indri Woodlouse Gorilla Mammoth comical on otter in chocolates to candy it tiger Affenpinscher Squirrel Cesky Sparrow Swiss Chimpanzee Magpie Warthog comical on otter to eats at chocolates it candy of boar Gentoo Spider badger Giant fox Panda Pit Capybara moose Pekingese comical if otter is chocolates an eats if an Mongrel Albatross Devil Moth Cat Rottweiler Heron Tapir Skunk Vulture Slug comical or otter as chocolates at eats en candy if Birman Llama Stingray Dachshund Tetra Dogo Tang Pademelon Kangaroo Terrier comical go otter it eats Turtle finch Zorse Dragon hunting gold flea Chinstrap WolfHound Bird elephant funny otter or eats Affen Squirt Wrasse Porcupine Squirrel Banded Wolverine Snake Nightingale comical or Spoonbill Rabbit Basenji mongoose Pelican Kelpie Edible Catfish Kingfisher ◀

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
▶ | chocolates | odd playing sex peculiar free animals | photo photos funny | smart I love chocolate candy. ◀

Zealandia is the New Continent

Continent of Zealandia near Australia..
There is something new in science, despite claims that everything is known.  New Zealand, like Australia (Australinea), is a continent - a very small one at that.  The scientific powers that be have to verify that it is the seventh continent. australia zealandia
Professor Bruce Luyendyk of australia named it Zealandia in 1995. Then, many claimed that it had only three of the necessary attributes. Satellite images show that the plate is unfragmented. With all four requirements identified, it is now accepted as a valid continent. The decision will be yes. Zealandia was part of Australia 85 million years ago. The land mass contains valuable minerals. Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia will have to work out who controls specific areas. New Caledonia is a French overseas territory, so France will be involved. australia zealandia zealand continental million earth australia continents crust atlas zealandia stories continent people zealand today continental gallery million newest earth earth australia science continents size crust larger atlas zealandia landmass stories continent home people zealand horrifying today continental zealandia amazing gallery million continent understanding newest earth zealand reveal earth australia continental zealandia latest science continents million continent researchers size crust earth zealand field larger atlas continental magnetic landmass stories continents zealandia core home people crust continent heat horrifying today zealand planets amazing gallery ranking understanding newest habitability reveal earth slightly latest science land researchers size field larger microcontinents magnetic landmass fact core underwater heat gondwana planets antarctica ranking percent habitability idea slightly thickness land oceanic geologically microcontinents submerged fact credit underwater scientists gondwana eighth antarctica continent percent idea thickness oceanic geologically submerged credit scientists eighth continent.
Zealandia the new continent
Professor Bruce Luyendyk named it Zealandia in 1995.  Then, many claimed that it had only three of the necessary attributes.  Satellite images show that the plate is unfragmented.  With all four requirements identified, it is now accepted as a valid continent.  The decision will be yes.

Zealandia was part of Australia 85 million years ago.  The land mass contains valuable minerals.  Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia will have to work out who controls specific areas.  New Caledonia is a French overseas territory, so France will be involved.
◆ Geology 
Tys Outback
 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FINAL FRONTIER
| | | | photos articles |

Seasons and Ocean Distorts Australian Continent

The continent of Australia distorted by the seasons
continents are not static. They are pliable and change shape. In Australia it is called the continental wiggle. Ocean water moves in line with the seasons. It causes measurable deformation.
   continental earth seasons summer continent
Australian continent changes shape

The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is lopsided. This disrupts the flow of the ocean. From April on, Australia is "pushed" to the east. This changes in October when it is pushed to the west and a bit to the north.
    shape continent seasons earth winter summer
Australia's measurement is determined by two satellites. It may be only millimeters but the Australian continent is moving. During the northern hemisphere winter, build up of snow and ice makes the Earth "top-heavy", which creates changes in the ocean.
  seasons distorted summer winter
The planet's center of mass moves to the South Pacific when the ice melts. Australia is in the middle of this see-saw effect, so it impacts more here than any other land mass.
Tectonics 
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHANGING LAND MASSES
ocean shape pushed continental moves mass global weather storms movement planetary distorts

Higher Carbon Dioxide Changes Behavior

Carbon dioxide changes behavor.
Higher carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be making us stupid. Research has shown that greater concentrations of CO2 causes neurological impairment in fish. Sea water stores the dangerous element - the ocean has become more acidic because of its increased presence.
Damsel fish.
The test subjects were Damsel fish (Acathochromis polyacanthus), which live in coral reefs. Half were kept in a normal atmosphere. The other half were put in an atmosphere with elevated CO2.  Brain chemistry, blood and behavior were measured.

The behavior test involved the fish choosing between entering normal sea water or going to water containing injured fish. The smell of the injured fish should have stopped the damselfish from choosing to enter that water. However, the fish exposed to higher CO2  ignored or did not pick up the chemical warning: the injured fish didn't bother them.

This is ground breaking stuff. It could show what will happen to humans as carbon dioxide dramatically increases in coming years. People are not fish, but we are all animals. The process of preventing internal body tissues from becoming more acidic from a dangerous CO2 environment does cause chemical imbalance that affects behavior.
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STUPID FISH
Damsel, fish, Acathochromis, polyacanthus, carbon, dioxide, CO2, sea, water, tests, research, injured, choose

Higher Carbon Dioxide Changes Behavior

Carbon dioxide changes behavor.
Higher carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could be making us stupid. Research has shown that greater concentrations of CO2 causes neurological impairment in fish. Sea water stores the dangerous element - the ocean has become more acidic because of its increased presence.
Damsel fish.
The test subjects were Damsel fish (Acathochromis polyacanthus), which live in coral reefs. Half were kept in a normal atmosphere. The other half were put in an atmosphere with elevated CO2.  Brain chemistry, blood and behavior were measured.

The behavior test involved the fish choosing between entering normal sea water or going to water containing injured fish. The smell of the injured fish should have stopped the damselfish from choosing to enter that water. However, the fish exposed to higher CO2  ignored or did not pick up the chemical warning: the injured fish didn't bother them.

This is ground breaking stuff. It could show what will happen to humans as carbon dioxide dramatically increases in coming years. People are not fish, but we are all animals. The process of preventing internal body tissues from becoming more acidic from a dangerous CO2 environment does cause chemical imbalance that affects behavior.
 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
STUPID FISH
Damsel, fish, Acathochromis, polyacanthus, carbon, dioxide, CO2, sea, water, tests, research, injured, choose

Weedy Seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) - Australiana

Weedy seadragon is an Aussie icon.
Weedy Seadragons (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) live only in southern Australian waters. The fish are quite large, growing to 46cm. They are redish with yellow spots and blend in with their surroundings.  Their red, sandy color does not show against the weedy background as they have green weed-like appendages.
Weedy Seadragon phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Seadragon males incubate eggs. A female puts about 200 eggs into a brooding pouch on the male during mating. The male fertilizes the eggs in his pouch. The young take two years to become mature.

When seadragons die they are preserved by bony plates. These can be found washed up on beaches. Yearly rings are "recorded" in their ear bones. They live for five years. Seadragons are a barometer for climate change. It the environment deteriorates many die off.
◆ Australiana by Ty Buchanan 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COOL DRAGON
australian, ocean, phyllopteryx, sea, seadragon, seahorse, south, southern, taeniolatus, waters, weedy

Red Reef Lobster Found in Western Australia

Biology: Red reef lobster caught in Western Australia.
It is common knowledge that lobsters do not have hair. We all know this. However, hairy lobsters do exist and one has been caught in Western Australia. The red reef lobster is common in the waters of Madagascar, Hawaii, and African countries. Finding it off WA is a real surprise.
Red reef lobster
The fisherman who caught it has never seen anything like it in his life. It seemed to be a prawn, lobster, scampi hybrid. The hairy red is much different from Australian lobsters: it has crab-like claws.

Biologists do not believe that it came all the way from Africa, at least not in recent times. They hold that it has been here all along living and breeding in a localized, remote spot. The one caught probably strayed away from its locality. Obviously, its normal range must be reasonably close. Being elusive, scientists are not going on a hunt. The creature will be left alone.
 Bioloogy by Ty Buchanan 
 Australian Blog
            Australian Blog   Adventure Australia
ALL BLOG ARTICLES· ──► (BLOG HOME PAGE)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE HAIRY RED ONE
red, reef, lobster, africa, madagascar, hawaii, western, australia, caught, fisherman, sea, ocean, articles news politics economics society anthropology historiography history sociology people nations country asia europe africa u.s. south america central Mediterranean eastern western interesting funny technology adventure australia blog australian blog free news sex