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Praya Dubia

piranha_minnow wrote in wtf_nature Jun 07, 2008 21:27

Checked the tags for this little (ha!) guy and didn't see mention of him anywhere, so I figured it was safe to share.

First heard of this one in the Wii game Endless Ocean (cuz I love the fishies) and finally got brave enough to explore The ABYSS (wtf is with the scary-ass drama-llama music?).

BEHOLD! The Amazing Exploding Jelly-Thing!

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jellyfish, marine life, invertebrate, deep sea

Top Eight (8) Most Poisonous Animals

distort303 wrote in wtf_nature Feb 07, 2008 13:47

Immense physical strength, razor sharp claws and scissor like teeth are not the only weapons animals use. Thousands of animals use highly venomous or toxic poisons to attack prey or defend themselves. Some animals actually shoot poisons towards victims, others store toxins in their glands or skin. Following are the top eight most poisonous animals ( Read more... )

poisonous, snake, jellyfish, blue-ring octopus, reptile, frog, amphibians, snail, toxic, arachnid, australia, stonefish, south america

Immortal species

missixis wrote in wtf_nature Jan 31, 2008 00:31

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hydrozoa, jellyfish, immortality, marine life

Speaking of venomous Australian marine creatures...

maga_culinae wrote in wtf_nature Dec 07, 2007 03:21

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toxic, jellyfish, australia, marine life, cnidaria

Jellyfish ATTACK!

ebenizer wrote in wtf_nature Nov 21, 2007 15:27

Billions of jellyfish wipe out Northern Ireland's only salmon farm

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) -- More than 100,000 fish are dead following a spectacular jellyfish attack at a Northern Ireland salmon farm.

The farm's owners say billions of jellyfish were in a dense pack that spanned 10 square miles when they overwhelmed the fish last week.

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jellyfish, fish