Bizarre carnivorous sea squirts, large spider-like creatures and an ancient fossilised coral reef have all been found in a voyage into ultra-deep Australian waters.
The scientific examination Chronology of the Tasman Fracture, a four kilometre-deep crack in the earth's crust off the coast of Tasmania's south-west, has led to the discovery of creatures never seen before.
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It's interesting... but these creatures looked a little too scary for me... . I still prefer the shrimps and crabs I find on a "normal" reef :)
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be cool to swim with one of the deep sea whales...? but yeah, I'd hate to bump into a Giant Squid and get eyeballed by it. YEEKKK!!!!!
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