Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

National Geographic by Kelly Hearn | Nov. 29, 2008 (News Report)

mile and a half (two and a half kilometers) underwater, a remote control submersible's camera has captured an eerie surprise: an alien-like, long-armed, and—strangest of all—"elbowed" Magnapinna squid. (See photos of Magnapinna.)




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Posted by: Posted by Glenn LaBauve - Nov 29, 2008 - 3:41 PM PST
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The uneasy marriage of energy co and scientific exploration are highlighted to give prospective of what the future may hold. The evaluation and caution using the recent discovery that was first circulated as a what is this e-mail as its basis gets many points across.

The petro chem industry has used their "accidental discoveries" for decades to win friends and influence people and goverments. But they are one of the few with deep enough pockets to fund some of this research.

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