July 18, 2011 Parrotfish

CaliforniaMama · 07-18-2011, 07:38 AM

Parrotfish, Great Barrier Reef
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic

The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock. Though sometimes destructive to individual corals, the fish's efforts are mostly beneficial. Without them, algal growth could smother the reef. Scarus frenatus

glatt · 07-18-2011, 07:56 AM

You can hear them crunching on the reef when you are snorkeling . It's a freaky sound.

Diaphone Jim · 07-18-2011, 11:09 AM

Anyone else getting "I" less IOTDs recently?
Not even a link this time.
Great pic once dug out of the Cellar. I think that dentist/Avon lady works locally.

classicman · 07-18-2011, 11:11 AM

Whatcha mean Jim? You are not getting the image or?

classicman · 07-18-2011, 11:13 AM

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Undertoad · 07-18-2011, 11:21 AM

The images don't show in RSS feeds or blog view until I turn the attachment into a locally-hosted version.

SPUCK · 07-19-2011, 06:00 AM

Cool pic. I always wanted to know what their teeth looked like.

Nirvana · 07-19-2011, 11:51 AM

So that's how clown make-up originated

07-18-2011, 07:38 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	July 18, 2011 Parrotfish Parrotfish, Great Barrier Reef Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic The clownish grin of a bridled parrotfish reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock. Though sometimes destructive to individual corals, the fish's efforts are mostly beneficial. Without them, algal growth could smother the reef. Scarus frenatus __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

07-18-2011, 07:56 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	You can hear them crunching on the reef when you are snorkeling . It's a freaky sound. Last edited by glatt; 07-18-2011 at 11:22 AM.

07-18-2011, 11:11 AM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Whatcha mean Jim? You are not getting the image or? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-18-2011, 11:13 AM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	link from __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-19-2011, 11:51 AM	#8
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	So that's how clown make-up originated __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-18-2011, 11:09 AM	#3
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Anyone else getting "I" less IOTDs recently? Not even a link this time. Great pic once dug out of the Cellar. I think that dentist/Avon lady works locally.

07-18-2011, 11:21 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The images don't show in RSS feeds or blog view until I turn the attachment into a locally-hosted version.

07-19-2011, 06:00 AM	#7
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Cool pic. I always wanted to know what their teeth looked like.

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