[HN Gopher] Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florid...
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Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys
Author : wglb
Score : 34 points
Date : 2023-07-26 00:09 UTC (22 hours ago)
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| rekabis wrote:
| Looks like they discovered it just in time to watch it being
| boiled to death. The ocean surrounding Florida has hit highs of
| 38 in recent days... not much marine life can survive that.
| jmclnx wrote:
| I came here to say the same, but I wonder if they can bury
| themselves to keep cool.
| zarathustreal wrote:
| For what it's worth, the manatee bay bouy [0] recorded the
| temperature at the sea surface level. Marine life will be just
| fine, as most (all?) marine life lives actually within the
| ocean rather than on the surface.
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| [0] https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=mnbf1
| bigbillheck wrote:
| > Marine life will be just fine
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| For now.
| _a_a_a_ wrote:
| Yeah. It'll be fine. No trouble at all.
| civilitty wrote:
| It's named _Gnathia jimmybuffetti_ ... after Jimmy Buffett.
|
| We really gotta work on these names
| pvaldes wrote:
| I had cultured some Gnathia in the past. This sea vampires are
| easy to keep in captivity.
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| The larvae are like a cross between a tick and a lava lamp.
| Males defend leks of females.
| lapetitejort wrote:
| With about one million species having been discovered, I think
| we can have fun with a few.
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