File: Under The Deep Sea.swf-(9.52 MB, 848x480, Other)
[_] Anon 2535922
>> [_] Anon 2535947 Every time I see stuff about the deep sea, I panic a little. How the hell do these creatures even exist?
>> [_] Anon 2535971 >># The same way that many insects used to be upwards of 50x their current size due to the environment. hate spiders? back a million years, the big ones aussies get would be considered the runts, and get eaten. Think about that the next time you lose it over a small venomless spider that you slap once with a shoe to kill. You'd NEED the rifles we have now just to injure one of the medium sized ones from a million or so years ago.
>> [_] Anon 2535980 >># Hi anon, oceanographer here. It is thought that living in extreme environments imply extreme adaptations. Most modify their skin and body structure due to pressure: less bones, more gelatinous flesh and lack of cavities that would collapse due to pressure (e.g. swimbladders). It's also the reason why most things are (and should) be small in size. Yeah there are the notable exceptions like giant isopods and architeutis, and quite frankly they defy explanation. It is possible to explain the giant tube worm, however: lack of predators in a very nourishing environment (the hydrothermal vents).
>> [_] Anon 2535984 Lack of light imply in morphological adaptations such as enormous eyes (to capture any glimpse of bioluminescence) and gaping mouths (encounters are so rare that you best be damn sure you'll capture it). It also implies in behavioral traits, like parasitic lifestyles. Considering less than 5% of the ocean floor has been actually explored, who knows. Camouflage and crypsis are key elements there, which makes it even harder to find new organisms.
>> [_] Brosiris !5ZnlOItP4c 2535988 >># I, Brosiris, creator of the famous Takeo Ischi meme, support this flash and what this poster is doing. 8 ch is the future.
>> [_] Anon 2535991 >># >5mb upload limit fix then then it's fine, otherwise i'll just use 7chan for threaded flashes
>> [_] Anon 2536001 What's with the 8chan watermarks on all these flashes
>> [_] Anon 2536002 >># people making a big deal out of internet imageboards
>> [_] Anon 2536009 >># Commercial advertising. Report it.
>> [_] Anon 2536069 >># Some people just recently noticed that Moot is a massiv faggot and now want other people to convert to 8chan. Since Moot doesn't even know that /f/ still exists, it's the only board where people don't get immediately banned for posting about it.