Rising Hegemon
Wow.
The giant oarfish, also known as “the king of herrings” (Regalecus glesne), is the world’s largest bony fish (“teleost”), and can grow up to 11 meters (36 feet) long! It’s rarely photographed because it lives in the deep sea, but one just washed up on the coast of Sweden, where it hasn’t been seen for 150 years. They eat plankton.
Here's older video of one that in its death throes washed up in California -- you can now sort of understand where sea serpent stories come from (and maybe the Loch Ness Monster).
Via Tristero.
To paraphrase the incomparable Lily Von Shtupp in Blazing Saddles: "Is this herring a Bismarck battleship?"
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of undersea astonishment, there is a segment in this video where an octopus camouflages himself against some seaweed. It was a total "Holy crap!" moment for me.
ReplyDeletewhat killed it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwuy4hHO3YQ
Hmmm guess it would help if i provided the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html
ReplyDeletelordy if asians think it will give them a long boner.
ReplyDeleteLong and bony doesn't a boner make.
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't'ain't the size o' the stick that does the trick, it's the throb of the knob that does the job.
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...said the narcissistic knob.
ReplyDelete...said the narcissistic little knob.
ReplyDeleteThere. Fixed it.
time to nuke canada.
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