Living on the Bones of Dead Whales
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Strange worm species discovered
From correspondents in Washington
July 30, 2004
TWO strange new species of worms, without eyes, stomachs or mouths, have been discovered living on the bones of dead whales in California's Monterey Bay in research led by an Australian scientist.
"Who knows what we can learn here," researcher Robert Vrijenhoek told the latest edition of the Science journal.
"There are many things left to discover in this world. Some we find by accident ... and some we find because we look in places that few people have explored before, as in much of our work in the deep oceans."
In this case, it was a bit of both, because the unexpected discovery was made about 9400 feet below the surface.
Lead researcher Greg Rouse, of the South Australian Museum, said deep-sea exploration continued to reveal "biological novelties".
(More at site...)
(Thanks to the Forteana list!)
Strange worm species discovered
From correspondents in Washington
July 30, 2004
TWO strange new species of worms, without eyes, stomachs or mouths, have been discovered living on the bones of dead whales in California's Monterey Bay in research led by an Australian scientist.
"Who knows what we can learn here," researcher Robert Vrijenhoek told the latest edition of the Science journal.
"There are many things left to discover in this world. Some we find by accident ... and some we find because we look in places that few people have explored before, as in much of our work in the deep oceans."
In this case, it was a bit of both, because the unexpected discovery was made about 9400 feet below the surface.
Lead researcher Greg Rouse, of the South Australian Museum, said deep-sea exploration continued to reveal "biological novelties".
(More at site...)
(Thanks to the Forteana list!)
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