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	Wet, Wild & Weird
sahara
10-30-2009 8:03 AM
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10-30-2009 5:22 PM
ofcapri
Great clip. There are some good links at the site too. I have always been fascinated with what lies below the surface. There is a lot more to be discovered as we haven't even scratched the surface of exploration of the depths of the abyss.
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/b1beb424-f933-467f-a928-bb9e957da631/1A6C00DB-EB53-461D-B089-F91E0D745C5A/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/" href="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/" style="font-size: 11px;">webecoist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/6B0320CA-1513-4527-B041-E6CA696EB98C" alt="Sea_Wonders_main" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/">Earth’s <A href="http://webecoist.com/2009/02/01/symbiotic-fish-animals-sea-ocean-water/">ocean depths</A> are often referred to as the planet’s last great unexplored frontier. Blacker than the darkest night, crushed by unimaginable pressure and for the most part untouched by the hand of Man, the benthic world is bursting with life – though in many cases not life as we know it. Here are 7 exceptional examples of the <A href="http://webecoist.com/2009/01/18/nature-phenomena-wonders-natural-world/">wonders</A> lurking far beneath.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Pacific Barreleye</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/801410FF-03D5-4990-8441-5882E0350DBE" alt="Sea_Wonders_1x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/1B1D045F-F1CB-4377-BE02-1DF22AF91357" alt="Sea_Wonders_1y" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/">The Pacific Barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) is one of a group of deep sea fish that have evolved a unique set of anatomical accoutrements to fit their particular lifestyle</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Bathysaurus</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/A4A0633C-B994-4402-A298-418C7D5A5D33" alt="Sea_Wonders_2" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/6177F57A-D8BD-4A06-B8B0-FAC705B201FF" alt="Sea_Wonders_2x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><P>With a face only a mother could love, one might think Bathysaurus Ferox might have a tough time getting a date. Not to worry; the fearsome-faced bottom dweller has both male and female sex organs. As CSNY used to say (or sing), “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with”.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Viperfish</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/3FB15E66-2DB2-450F-85E6-D4738CE3DBFF" alt="Sea_Wonders_3a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/2C328203-3742-42E0-9700-FD56A2C122DC" alt="Sea_Wonders_3b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/">How awesomely badass is the Viperfish?</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/50DD247F-66B3-441D-8A22-8179FEE55895" alt="Sea_Wonders_3x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Deep Sea Anglerfish</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/C7DB048A-4E98-4CA1-8E27-07A8D2F31F4A" alt="Sea_Wonders_4b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Piglet Squid</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/2072A05C-FB53-4448-ABFF-C0BF996CE312" alt="Sea_Wonders_5a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/FA6E94E9-0B2E-44E9-B6B2-A942EFADD408" alt="Sea_Wonders_5b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/4CFE0D7F-F92D-4AEC-A57B-41F1C93FC184" alt="Sea_Wonders_5x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Japanese Giant Spider Crab</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/567069DC-D03A-49FF-B45A-AAC5122F1E08" alt="Sea_Wonders_6" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/56A8A8CB-B900-40A3-8AF2-2A234065E53A" alt="Sea_Wonders_6x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><H4>Tongue Eating Louse</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/09/15/7-wet-wild-weird-wonders-of-the-deep-sea/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/22303A51-D00C-4D8B-89D4-B1E2EEBF8ACE" alt="Sea_Wonders_7" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; 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