11/7/2003: Newly discovered sea creature

Degrees · 11-08-2003, 12:38 PM

Is it jello? Or is it sushi?

It's Jellushi!

Even comes with its own chopsticks, apparently.

On the serious side, I imagine the feelers are sensory organs. But of what type? Smell? Touch? Passive electric field bio-radar? As those depths, even with bioluminesence, I don't imagine Sight works for much, unless the feelers are the substitute for eyeballs.

It is certainly strange.

In other news, Japanese Researchers announced that this is the fifth such creature they have attempted to photograph. It took three years to develop photographic film with enough sensititvity and speed in low light to capture this picture. Unfortunately, the previous four photographs were taken the Xenon flash *on*, during which the creature exploded like popcorn. :p

11-08-2003, 12:38 PM	#15
Degrees Resident Denizen Join Date: May 2001 Location: Visalia, CA Posts: 62	Japanese food Is it jello? Or is it sushi? It's Jellushi! Even comes with its own chopsticks, apparently. On the serious side, I imagine the feelers are sensory organs. But of what type? Smell? Touch? Passive electric field bio-radar? As those depths, even with bioluminesence, I don't imagine Sight works for much, unless the feelers are the substitute for eyeballs. It is certainly strange. In other news, Japanese Researchers announced that this is the fifth such creature they have attempted to photograph. It took three years to develop photographic film with enough sensititvity and speed in low light to capture this picture. Unfortunately, the previous four photographs were taken the Xenon flash on, during which the creature exploded like popcorn. :p

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