RisenPrism Posted December 15, 2006 #1 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Didn't see that anyone else had posted this, so I thought I would, it's about this new species of tonguefish recently discovered- they live in water with a pH close to that of sulfuric acid- and that's not the strangest thing- check it out!Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clobhair-cean Posted December 15, 2006 #2 Share Posted December 15, 2006 "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathyr Posted December 15, 2006 #3 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Didn't see that anyone else had posted this, so I thought I would, it's about this new species of tonguefish recently discovered- they live in water with a pH close to that of sulfuric acid- and that's not the strangest thing- check it out!Source eww theyre gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley Posted December 16, 2006 #4 Share Posted December 16, 2006 eww theyre gross So are humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB8 Posted December 16, 2006 #5 Share Posted December 16, 2006 QUOTE(heathyr @ Dec 15 2006, 03:48 PM) eww theyre gross So are humans. No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogfish Posted December 16, 2006 #6 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Weird looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynne64 Posted December 16, 2006 #7 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Wow! Interesting! Just goes to show how little we really know about our own planet, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisenPrism Posted December 16, 2006 Author #8 Share Posted December 16, 2006 apparently, small fish that make a habit of skipping across pools of molten sulfur don't start as much conversation as you would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman2435 Posted December 17, 2006 #9 Share Posted December 17, 2006 That's one freaky fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogfish Posted December 17, 2006 #10 Share Posted December 17, 2006 apparently, small fish that make a habit of skipping across pools of molten sulfur don't start as much conversation as you would think Because we already know many worms, crustaceans, and some fish that live in those places...Near geothermal vents. Interesting nontheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman2435 Posted December 18, 2006 #11 Share Posted December 18, 2006 They looks like lumps of unfried steak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eqgumby Posted December 18, 2006 #12 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Actually that is pretty damn amazing. I would think it makes the case for life on other planets stronger. With this kind of bio-diversity here on earth, the odds of something like this on another planet seem stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RisenPrism Posted December 18, 2006 Author #13 Share Posted December 18, 2006 that's what I was saying in chat the other day- with each discovery like this, scientists open their minds to possibilities for life they never thought of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatofeo Posted December 31, 2006 #14 Share Posted December 31, 2006 eww theyre gross They may be gross to you, but to another tonguefish some of them are HOT! Can't you just imagine some of their conversations ... "Hey Eddie, get a load of the slimy nodules on that one! Heh heh ... love to chase her around the sulfur vent a few times, eh?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattshark Posted December 31, 2006 #15 Share Posted December 31, 2006 They are ugly little things, but amazing animals none the less. It is not surprising that something can survive those temperatures however, espciallz as there contact with the heat will be slightly buffered by the very cold ocean waters. I doubt many zoologist find this that suprising though as it is extremely rare to find nothing living in an area at all. Even in African volacanic lakes zou can find a species of tilapia living at about 45°c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraftman Posted December 31, 2006 #16 Share Posted December 31, 2006 It's amazing indeed . He look like to a leaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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