Jumbo Jellyfish discovered in Antarctica, among others
Posted March 21st, 2008 by Ryan
Who would have thought there would actually be life in Antarctica waters? Scientists have found giant Macroptychaster sea stars in Antarctic waters. They also found jellyfish with 12-foot tentacles and those sea stars pictured above are about 2 feet wide. We are thinking that to keep those new jumbo sea stars in an aquarium at home you would need a mighty powerful chiller, along with a massive tank to go along with it. Researches also found a new sea cucumber they have nick-named “sea pig”. Nice. Robertson, a scientist with NIWA said that of the 30,000 specimens collected, hundreds might turn out to be new species.
Starfish just went from cute little critters to oversized monsters of the deep. I’m going to have nightmares about these beasts, I just know it …