This is another clip from the Amazing Changi Series
Without physical 'leg', Sand Dollars (Arachnoides placenta) can move faster than what you expect. Take a look at the video.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Brittle Star Found on Antarctic Seamount
Tens of millions of brittle-stars, a relative of the starfish, were found carpeting the flat top of a 750m (2,500ft) seamount. The habitat is part of the 870-mile (1,400km) Macquarie Ridge, a range of marine mountains running south from New Zealand. - TIMES ONLINE
A teeming horde of brittle stars has been discovered atop an undersea mountain chain near Antarctica, challenging long-held assumptions about the ecological role of such submerged peaks, known as seamounts. - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS
A teeming horde of brittle stars has been discovered atop an undersea mountain chain near Antarctica, challenging long-held assumptions about the ecological role of such submerged peaks, known as seamounts. - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS
An undated image shows a few of the many millions of brittle stars recently found on a shallow Antarctic seamount, or submerged mountain range.The unique find occurred as part of the Census of Marine Life project, a ten-year survey of ocean organisms.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Feeding Colourful Sea Cucumber
This is another video clip on the amazing Changi beach.
The feeding tentacles are out to capture suspended detritus and transfer to the mouth at the centre. The feeding tentacles are actually their modified tube feet.
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