Surprise in Antarctica: strange tentacled creatures appear after 30-kilometre iceberg breaks up
According to the Washington Post, a group of researchers have discovered a marine ecosystem beneath a 30-kilometre iceberg, which broke off from Antarctica earlier this year.The crew of the ship Falkor (too) did not expect to make this discovery, but, to their surprise, they found crustaceans, octopuses, sea snails, worms and fish living under the ice sheet.The biggest scare! Thailand earthquake produces moments of tension for actor who was streaming liveThe images were released by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, where the helmet jellyfish can be seen. "We did not expect to find such a beautiful and thriving ecosystem," explained Patricia Esquete, researcher and chief scientist of the expedition from the University of Aveiro in Portugal. "Judging by the size of the animals, the communities we observed have been there for decades, perhaps even hundreds of years," she added.Could new species […]
