In this article I read about the Queensland lungfish. The Queensland lungfish is one of six species, and can grow up to 1.5 meters in length or 4.9 feet, and weigh up to 88pounds or 40kg. This fish can live up to 50 years in age. these fish are bottom feeders which means they stay on the bottom of rivers and feed down there all night and day. These fish are found in Australia.
They are most common in deep and slow moving water This fish is known to stay under water for up to an hour and when it comes to the ton it makes weird sounds.
A cool thing about this fish is that it can breath air. like when the water is all dried up it just sits in the mud and breaths the air then when it rains it just chills and starts to gulp water.
This is another site about the ugly fish.
Q: how many other fish can breath air like that?
Q: how many other fish can stay under water for over an hour?
In this article I read, scientist have been trying to give people a new outlook on life, night vision. Discovered in the early 90’s dragon fish can see in the dark from the plant matter they eat. The chlorophyll ingested by the fish from plants somehow seemed to give them a the ability to use certain chemicals in chlorophyll and see red, basically making them see in the dark.
Good and safe ways to deliver the drug or night vision enhancer are trying to be found out daily. Maybe eye drops would be the easiest and most effect full way. This way it could be put into the eyes of whomever wants to see in the dark. Currently the U.S. army is funding most of the research because they will highly benefit from night vision. That will mean they don’t have to carry night vision goggles so they save weight.
How much money is being invested into this project and what percent of that money comes from the military?
What kind of side affects may be present after the drops are inserted directly to human eyes?
Until recently, a rather large grouping of underwater worms has gone completely unknown. The seven different species of worms have been given the species name of swima, but are nicknamed the “green bombers.” The worms are between 18 and 93 mm and are capable of releasing small green globule appendages from near their heads.
The globules, filled with a luminescent fluid, burst into light for a few seconds after they are released. This helps to deter any predator that may think the worm would make a good snack. The worms are completely see through, except for the globules and their insides, and swim using bunches of bristles that grow off of their bodies.
Despite the rather recent discovery of these worms, researchers say that “These are not rare animals. Often when we see them they number in the hundreds.” But, because they live in depths of 1,800 and 3,700 m (5,900 and 12,140 ft) the worms had simply just never been seen before. In fact, “The depths between 1,000 and 4,000 meters (3,280 and 13,120 feet) form the biggest habitat on Earth and also the least explored.”
I find it strange that we know so much about outer space, have been to the moon, and are planning to go to Mars, yet are still just begining to learn about our oceans. Do you think we should spend more time and effort to learn about what lives in our oceans? When we do get farther in our research, what kinds of things do you think we will find?