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03-04-2021, 06:21 AM | #1 |
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porpoise condoms
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03-04-2021, 06:54 AM | #2 |
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I've been seeing salps, moon jellyfish and purple-striped jellyfish recently at La Jolla.
Hopefully a sign of a flourishing ecosystem! |
03-04-2021, 08:41 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Guys...
A salp (plural salps) or salpa (plural salpae or salpas[1]) is a barrel-shaped, planktic tunicate. It moves by contracting, thereby pumping water through its gelatinous body, one of the most efficient examples of jet propulsion in the animal kingdom.[2] The salp strains the pumped water through its internal feeding filters, feeding on phytoplankton.
Lots of jelly fish around here too...
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food source, salps provide little nutrition. eat the same Last edited by JohnMckroidJr; 03-04-2021 at 07:00 PM. |
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03-04-2021, 02:26 PM | #5 |
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Scientists speculate that global warming may favor salps over krill.
I wonder if the salps killed the penguins at La Jolla? I haven’t seen one there, for at least 15 years |
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