Awesome photos / videos of plankton

• by yshish moderator, translator

  Hey!

  Here are some really awesome photos of plankton you must see!

  http://www.stefansiebert.photography

  Zuzi

  Posted February 21, 2015 1:29 PM

• by DZM admin

  Wow, those are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing!! 😃

  Posted February 23, 2015 5:23 PM

• by Siiw moderator

  Wow! Beautiful colours too...

  Posted February 24, 2015 8:44 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  For those of you who love #Polychaeteworms or bioluminescent ocean creatures, here is a nice video for you!! 😃

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdr1kWmSiiE

  Enjoy! 😃

  Posted August 12, 2015 5:45 PM

• by mkmcguir

  Pretty!

  Posted August 12, 2015 11:58 PM

• by kirstenr

  I wonder if some of those mucousy blobs with particles stuck to them that we see (that aren't larvacean houses) are from some of these weird polychaetes?

  Posted August 13, 2015 6:25 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator in response to Kirsten A. Rohrbach's comment.

  I'm afraid not. They should appear in the midwater zone, those blobs who collect particles in the mucous net were said to appear in the depths about 1000 meters below the surface. ISIIS is going to about 140 meters only. But it would be so cool to see one here!!!! 😄 The piggy one is my favourite species!

  Edit: As for the piggy one, "..it has been observed residing just below the oxygen minimum zone between 900 and 1,200 metres (3,000 to 4,000 feet) deep." (wiki)

  Posted August 13, 2015 6:33 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  And when we're talking about mucous blobs, look at this huge #Larvacean #houses!

  

  The "giant larvacean" of the genus Bathochordaeus is about 50 millimeters (two inches) long. Like most larvaceans, it feeds on tiny food particles in the surrounding seawater. Bathochordaeus lives inside two net-like mucus filters, which are collectively called its "house." The outer filter, which can be up to one meter (three feet) across, traps coarse particles in its mesh. The inner filter has slightly tighter weave, and traps small particles that the animals eats. The larvacean constantly pumps water through both filters, which typically become clogged after about 24 hours of use. At that point, the larvacean abandons its house and swims off to create a new one. /by MBARI

  Bathochordaeus belongs among Oikopleuridae (the 1st type from my comparison post), and live in Pacific and Atlantic ocean.

  Posted August 13, 2015 8:20 PM

• by mkmcguir

  WOW

  Posted August 14, 2015 9:30 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator

  An article with some more videos of #Polychaeteworms

  Read and watch here: Bristle worms get their turn

  

  Posted August 18, 2015 11:41 AM

• by zsil

  Just found a cute picture of my favorite thing to classify
  enter link description here

  Posted November 21, 2015 7:04 PM

• by yshish moderator, translator in response to zsil's comment.

  Cool! 😃 Thanks for sharing that Copepod.

  Posted November 21, 2015 7:08 PM