5 Extraordinary Sea Creatures Still Alive
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Here is your weekly dose of “Everything Strange,” literally a list of everything strange happening around us. So let’s start with
Today's Strange History (October 14, 2020)
Sherlock Holmes: Exactly 128 years ago, in 1892 Arthur Conan Doyle published "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" - collection of 12 stories originally published serially in "The Strand Magazine"
Pooh: In 1926, A. A. Milne's book "Winnie the Pooh" was released. Fun fact, China has banned Winnie the Pooh as bloggers and journalists were getting around China's censorship by referring Chinese dictator Xi Jinping as pooh.
World War 2: Today in 1940, Balham tube station in London was bombed by the German Luftwaffe during the Blitz, killing 64-66 people. German aircraft dropped 10,000 bombs on London on this date in one of the worst nights ever during the Battle of Britain.
Live: In 1968, 1st live telecast was conducted from a manned US spacecraft (Apollo 7)
What is today?
Today i.e. 14th October is
🍮 Dessert Day
👍 World Standards Day
👩⚕️ Emergency Nurses Day
🐱 Pet Obesity Awareness Day
🌀 International Top Spinning Day
👪 Take Your Parents To Lunch Day
🧸 Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day
Strange Case of the day: 5 Strange Sea Creatures That Are Still Alive
5. Goblin Shark
These sharks are very rare and poorly understood.
They have a lineage of around 125 million years.
They only grow up to about 12 feet but their weight can be massive - up to 460 pounds.
The goblin shark has been caught in all three major oceans, indicating a wide global distribution.
Little is known about their reproduction because a pregnant female has yet to be found and studied.
No data is available about their growth and aging.
A video on goblin shark by National Geographic.
4. Peacock Mantis Shrimp
This Mantis shrimp typically grow to lengths of 2 to 7 inches.
They have the most complex eyes known in the animal kingdom
They can detect 10 times more color than a human and have the ability to see ultraviolet & infrared light.
Each eye can move independently.
Their eyes are so incredible that scientists have studied the structure to see if it can be replicated for use in reading CDs & other storage devices.
They have the fastest recorded punch of any living animal.
They can punch over 50 miles per hour, finishing its strike in under three thousandth of a second.
It's so fast that each of their strikes can produce small flashes of light upon impact.
Because when they punch it lowers the pressure of the water causing it to boil.
They are known to punch their way through aquarium glass.
A video on Peacock mantis shrimp by Nat Geo WILD.
3. Pacific Blackdragon
This underwater creature lives deep in the depths of the ocean from about 700 to 3300 feet.
The females grow up to 2 feet long.
The males only grow 3 inches long and die immediately after mating.
Their bodies are dark black to block out any light that might be produced by bioluminescent (light producing) animals that they eat.
They are not eaten by humans, and there is no evidence to suggest that people have any negative effects on their populations.
But global warming can threaten this species.
2. Frilled Shark
It is extremely rare.
Its species dates back to almost 80 million years ago.
It is considered a living fossil, because of its primitive traits.
Frilled Shark got its name from its six pairs of gill slits that make it appear like a collar.
Nobody has ever seen them feeding, so it's still unclear what they eat.
It is believed they feed off squid and small fishes especially since they are a deepwater shark generally swimming near the bottom of the ocean at depths of up to 4000 feet.
A video on Frilled Shark by Discovery.
1. Strange Squid
On Nov 11, 2007; this squid-like creature was captured on video - a mile and a half under the Gulf of Mexico.
The clip was captured by an oil company through a remotely operated vehicle as it was exploring one of the world's deepest oil and gas infrastructure.
It is still unclear what this creature is, but many have named it the long leg squid.
It most probably belongs to the group of Bigfin or Magnapinna Squids.
So will end today’s strangeness here. What you think - Which other sea creature could have made it to the list? And let’s do our thing and stop global warming so that these strange beings could live 1000s of years more.
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