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Absurd Creature of the Week: The 100-Foot Sea Critter That Deploys a Net of Death
These are the siphonophores, some 180 known species of gelatinous strings that can grow to 100 feet long, making them some of the longest critters on the planet. But instead of growing as a single body like virtually every other animal, siphonophores clone themselves thousands of times over into half a dozen different types of specialized cloned bodies, all strung together to work as a team---a very deadly team at that.
These are the siphonophores, some 180 known species of gelatinous strings that can grow to 100 feet long, making them some of the longest critters on the planet. But instead of growing as a single body like virtually every other animal, siphonophores clone themselves thousands of times over into half a dozen different types of specialized cloned bodies, all strung together to work as a team---a very deadly team at that.
Source: Wired
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
Views: 1971
Posted on: Friday, Aug 29, 2014, 8:33am
Views: 1971
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