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YES! A groupof sea life researchersfrom Italyand Denmark found a multicellular animal can lifewithoutinhalingoxygen.
The group's researchersfound threespecies ofLoricifera(looked likejellyfish in less than amillimeter length) in thebasinL'Atalante sediment,there is asaltwater areas that notoxygenatedat3000 metersdepth, the Mediterraneanseabed, orthe middle ofthe ocean.
WhenAntonioPusceddu, researchersfrom theMarchePolytechnicUniversity,Italy, andcolleagues foundLoricifera, they estimatethat the animalfellinto the sea floorafterthe animal died.
"We think it isunlikelytheycould livethere," saidPusceddu, as quotedfromDiscovermagazine. However, fromexperiments performedontwosubsequentexpeditions, it is known that theanimalwasfoundalive.
These animalsdo nothavemitochondria(the cell that is able toconvertoxygeninto energyas inallotheranimalcells). However, theyuse astructurethat resembleshydrogenosom, the organ thatusesmicrobestoproduce energy.
Interestingly, this findingopensthe possibility ofa morecomplexanimal lifein the harsh oxygen-free environment. Whetheron Earthor inother places.
1. The Chameleons' closest relatives are ...the
iguanas and dragon lizards (Agamidae). In fact, there are iguanas living
in Americas called false chameleons, that resemble a lot the real
chameleons of the Old World, and even have the ability of changing their
color. The oldest known chameleon is the Mimeosaurus, from the Upper
Cretaceous (during the dinosaur times) of Mongolia. It already had a
high skull with a marked helmet.
Today, the 156 species of
chameleon species are concentrated in Africa, Madagascar and neighboring
areas. Just one species reaches southern Europe and another one India.
2.
Unlike most other lizards, chameleons do not creep, but walk slowly,
moving just one limb at a time. Most are arboreal and have opposable
digits, two against three (like in koala). On thick branches, chameleons
use their claws for climbing. Most chameleons have a prehensile
(grabbing) tail, and can stay on a branch securing with just two feet
and the tail. 130 species are tree dwellers. Because of their arboreal
life, chameleons do not compete with other lizards.
3. There is a false opinion that the chameleon changes its color to
mimic its environment as a defense against predators. An individual able
to shift its behavior in accordance with different persons is compared
to a chameleon, but this does not happen with the real animal.
In
fact, a chameleon attacked by a predator turns reddish with brown or
yellow stripes, as most of the chameleons' predators (snakes, mammals)
do not distinguish well the colors.
Actually, the chameleon is
constantly changing its color according to its emotions, light and
temperature. In the cool morning, chameleons warm up at the sun, taking a
black coat that adsorbs easier sun heat, besides flattening their
flanks. During the night, the chameleons turn whitish, faded. In strong
light, chameleons turn brownish. At 25o C they adopt a green color,
while at 10o C, their color turns gray.
If a leaf is put on the
back of a chameleon and removed after a period, it will leave a color
mark on its back, following its shape, due to the shifts in light and
temperature.
As chameleons are somehow related to iguanas, it is
plausible that the changing color ability developed in a remote
ancestor, during the dinosaur era. Thus, being a chameleon won't hide
your real feelings. There are in fact some animals that DO copy their
environment, using chromatophores, like octopuses or many flatfishes,
like flounders, for approaching prey or avoiding predators.
Chameleons
possess in the skin chromatophores (pigment cells) containing melanin
(which gives the black color) and various other pigments of different
colors, but also fat droplets. Chromatophores retire or display their
ramifications, and this way the chameleon controls its color.
The
color change is under the control of spine nerves and hormones
(adrenaline secreted by the adrenal gland and hormones of the
hypophysis). Colors displayed by the chameleons vary from gray to
whitish, black, vivid green, green-yellow, olive or blue.
Adding
to their natural colors their ability to stay still for minutes and
their wagging and extremely slow movements (unusual for a lizard) that
makes their laterally flattened bodies, adorned by spikes, horns and
protuberances, to look like a leaf or twig shaken by wind, we now
understand why they may be inconspicuous for their predators and prey.
4.
Chameleon afford their slow movements, due to their hunting technique,
based on their tongue, which is the longest in the world compared to the
body length, in most species being as long as the body and tail
combined. The tongue is launched and put back in a fraction of second
(0.04 s the launch, 0.5 s the put back). No wonder a chameleon can
catch 4 flies in 3 seconds..
The tongue is like a long tube finished in a sticky bulb, due to the
mucus secreted by glands located in its tip. The resting tongue is
folded like an accordion around a bone called Processus entoglossus. For
stretching the tongue during the hunt, the animal must relax
longitudinal muscles that act like a spring.
Chameleons hunt
mainly insects (including bees and wasps that do not have time to employ
their defensive stings because of the velocity of the tongue), spiders
and even small birds and rodents in the case of the largest species,
than can be 70 cm (two feet) long. This tongue hunting technique is also
practiced by some newt species from Americas.
If the prey is
located out of the tongue's range, the chameleon approaches slowly and
patiently, till the point where it can trigger the tongue weapon
efficiently. Chameleons have even teeth used from chopping prey to
fights between rivals.
These lizards eat on the morning and
evening, avoiding the midday heat. In temperate climate (like southern
Spain) they are inactive during the winter.
Chameleons drink dew
and rain water, but they can also adsorb water through their skin (like
some desert iguanas and dragon lizards do).
5. Another
astonishing ability of the chameleons is that of moving the eyes
independently, with an angle of 180� horizontally and 90� vertically.
This way they can scan larger portions of their environment. Still, when
an eye spots a prey, the eyes are moved to look in the same direction
forward, for creating the binocular vision necessary for assessing the
distance where the prey is. Each eye can form 3-D images , the eyes
functioning alternatively and independently one from the other. This
way, the chameleon can explore in 3-D its environment without moving its
head, so that it does not attract the attention of the targeted prey.
The visual field of an eye is similar to a teleobjective of 100-135 mm. The cornea is just 16 microns tick.
Chameleons
lack a tympanum membrane and have poor hearing and extremely poor
smelling, their hunting technique being based on sight.
6.
Chameleons are solitary and extremely territorial, rejecting even the
company of other chameleons. When an intruder enters a chameleon's
territory (from a predator to a chameleon of no matter what sex), the
animal starts to wag, raise up on its feet, swell its throat and the
body (with the help of inner air sacs going from the lungs through the
inner organs) looking bigger and more menacing. Jaw clacking, whistling,
and � menacing colors add to the show! The defeated one will adopt a
pale-gray color and will leave the territory.
The chameleon molts 3-4 times annually. Chameleons are vulnerable when molting and on the ground.
7.
Males are larger and more vividly colored than females, and also posses
a rostrum (an elongation over the mouth). Females also have smaller
horns and helmets (in species which have them). Males intimidate and
fight each other for females, biting and hitting head to head with their
horns and helmets.
During mating, the male grabs the female by the nap with the jaws, and immobilize her with his limbs and tail.
One
month later, the female digs up a nest at 10-20 cm depth into the soil,
deposes 6-40 eggs, cover them with soil and abandons the nest. Hatching
can occur between 6 months and 2 years. Some chameleon species do not
lay eggs, but keep them in the womb till the youngsters hatch.
A spoonful of sugar may help your health and even
your workout. Here, surprising truths you haven't heard about
sugar and your sweetener-of-choice.
1. It Doesn't Make You Fat
It only seems like those Girl Scout Cookies go straight to your
thighs. Sugar doesn't automatically change into fat in your
body, says Tara Gidus, RD, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic
Association (ADA). In fact, too
many calories cause weight gain -- whether they come
from cookies or carrots. But when was the last time you OD'd on
carrots? Sugary foods tend to be high-calorie and easy to overeat.
They cause a spike in blood sugar, followed by a sudden drop that
can leave you feeling depleted and hungry.
The Sweet Truth: Limit added sugars to less
than 10 percent of your daily calories. If you eat 1,800 calories,
that's 180 calories from sugar -- or 11 1/4 teaspoons.
2. Not All Sugars Are Created Equal
Your body responds to various sugars in slightly different ways.
For example, lactose in milk is broken down more slowly than
fructose in fruit, says Marisa Moore, RD, a spokesperson for the
ADA. And some experts think high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) spurs
overeating because it enters the bloodstream quickly and
doesn't promote fullness; as a result, it's been implicated
as a possible culprit in the obesity epidemic. Yet a recent
American Medical Association report found that HFCS probably
doesn't contribute to obesity any more than table sugar
does. The Sweet Truth: Sugar goes by many names:
molasses, evaporated cane juice, fruit juice concentrate, corn
sweetener, and honey, and almost anything ending with -ose or
syrup. Do the math to find the exact amount a product contains:
Four grams of sugar equals one teaspoon. So if your cereal has 16
grams per serving, that's like piling four teaspoons of sugar
on your breakfast!
3. It May Improve Your Workout
An Ohio State University study of female rowers found that those
who consumed dextrose (a naturally occurring sugar found in syrups
and jellies) improved their rowing times nearly threefold,
significantly more than those who ate ribose, a sugar often used in
performance supplements. Why? "Dextrose requires minimal
digestion and can be used by the muscles quickly as an energy
source," says FITNESS advisory board member Leslie J. Bonci,
RD, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center. The Sweet Truth:A pre-workout snack that contains dextrose,
such as whole-grain toast with peanut butter and honey, might help
you go farther or faster.
4. It Doesn't Cause
Diabetes
One of the hallmarks of the disease is elevated blood sugar, so
many people assume that eating too much of the sweet stuff leads to
diabetes. "But sugar doesn't literally go from mouth to
bloodstream," Bonci says. The exact trigger for diabetes
isn't well understood, but genetic and lifestyle factors --
such as being overweight and sedentary -- appear to play key
roles. The Sweet Truth:
Staying at a healthy weight lowers diabetes risk ,
regardless of how much sugar you eat.
5. You Can Get Addicted to It
Can't kick your candy habit? You just might be hooked. A
recent study by New Zealand researchers suggests that sugary
cereals and baked goods have qualities that are similar to those of
addictive drugs. And scientists at Princeton University report that
sugar releases opioids and dopamine, chemicals that activate the
brain's pleasure receptors like drugs do. The Sweet Truth: If eating sugary foods makes
you crave more, you may be flirting with addiction. "When
you're in the mood for something sweet, choose natural sugars
-- like those in fresh, frozen, or dried fruit," Gidus
advises. They tend to be less addictive than the sugars in
processed foods.
6. It Can Make You Catch a Cold
Eating too many sweets can suppress your white blood cells,
meaning you're more susceptible to infectious illnesses like colds and
flu. And because high sugar intake triggers
inflammation, it ends up diverting immune cells from the
germ-fighting front and directing them toward the inflammation
instead, explains David Katz, MD, director of the Yale University
Prevention Research Center. The Sweet Truth: In addition to limiting your
intake of refined sugars to 10 percent of your daily calories, up
your fruit and veggie consumption. Produce contains powerful
antioxidants that can bolster your immune system and prevent
low-grade inflammation.
7. Artificial Sweeteners May Actually Cause Weight
Gain
You reach for diet soda to cut calories, but you might be
sabotaging your success: In a series of experiments, researchers at
Purdue University found that feeding no-calorie artificial
sweeteners to animals actually made it harder for them to control
their appetite. The theory: Because these sweeteners taste like
sugar but aren't the real thing, your body keeps craving
it. The Sweet Truth: "Eating a caloric snack
with an artificially sweetened food or drink -- having almonds with
your diet soda, for example -- may prevent the insulin release that
can cause overeating," Gidus says. Sweeteners made from the
stevia plant (the newest kid on the sugar-substitute block), such
as SweetLeaf and Truvia, may be a good bet, because they're
natural and still calorie-free.
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The
scientists after years of researching and finding this fish 'Conodontia' the first fish in the world, their fossilized remains intact and
the possibility of them lived about 515 million years ago. The picture above is an image that resembles a fossil of the fish and its almost equal to the shape of the world's first fish.
The Largest Fish
Great White Shark called 'Megalodon Shark' (Carcharodon Megalodon).This fish
is really impressive carnivore, now only known from the fossil record
of it's teeth, probably lived between about 20 to 2 million years ago. Approximate
size, based on jaw reconstruction and comparison with today's Great
White Shark shows the possibility of approximately 14.7 m (48.4 feet) in
length and weighed about 35,000 kg of weight.
World's Smallest Fish
Three types of fish are presented in FishBase which only has a length of 1 cm. Pamphorichthys, spiniceps Photocorynus and nanus Trimmatom. All three are listed as the smallest fish ever entered the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest animal in the world.
World's Smartest Fish
Elephantnose (Gnathonemus petersii) who has a brain of 3.1% of the total weight of it's body. Fish
averaged only have brains that weigh less than 1% of total body weight,
the average human brain is only at the level of 2.3% of body weight. Elephantnose fish live in freshwater, tropical fish from Central Africa which grow up with a maximum length of 35 cm. It is commercially available species for aquarium and preferred because of it's brilliant and smart behaviour.
The dumbest fish
We
can not confirm it, but what we do know is that Acanthonus armatus, a
deep-sea fish cusp Eel, have very small brains, relative to body size,
of any fish, or even any vertebrate, so he called the stupidest fish. The Fastest
Istiophorus
platypterus recorded that it can travel 91 meters (300 feet) line in three
seconds, which is equivalent to 109.2 km / h or 72 mph.
The Largest Egg-Producer
The
Greay Grouper, 'Epinephelus tauvina' can lay as much as 340
million eggs in a season, but the eggs were tiny, which is only about
0.75mm in diameter.
The smallest Egg-Producer
Mobula genus, better known as the Devil Rays, only can produce 1 egg in a season, and then only one young eggs per season. There are several other members of the genus mobula, but less is known of their reproductive biology. The Most shocking fish
Electric
Eel (Electrophorus electricus) of South America as 'the
living generator' is the most shocking fish on earth.its electric organ in it's body were as much as 80% and the average specimen can provide about 1 amp in 400 volts. The record is held as a specimen of the New York Aquarium is measured to give a 650-volt shocks. This voltage can easily kill a human. The most poisonus fish
Death is a puffer Maki-maki 'Arothron hispidus'.the internal
organs of this fish contain a highly toxic thing. which takes less than 0.1 gram (or
400ths ounces) for kilingl a human in less than half an hour
The Fewest Fish
The
Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolic), 15 to 20 mm in length,
cyprynid fish can only be found in one location, called the Devil's
Hole in Nevada USA. Number of fish is estimated at only 200-700.
The largest fish population
Anchoveta Peru, Engraulis ringens. This
is a small fish, up to 8 cm long. A million tons of this fish has been catched in the coast of South America.
The longest age
Rougheye
Rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) from Alaska who reportedly lived to age
205 years, in 2002. nowadays, the fish is still alive. The deepest living Fish
Abyssobrotula
galatheae have been found at a depth of 8372 meters in
Puetorican Trench, just a few information were known about the biological of this fish.
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Blame
the term "zero-gravity" for this common misconception. Gravity is
everywhere, even in space. Astronauts look weightless because they are
in continuous freefall towards the Earth, staying aloft because of their
horizontal motion. The effect of gravity diminishes with distance, but
it never truly goes away. Oh, and while we're at it, it's also untrue
that space is a vacuum. There are all kinds of atoms out there, albeit
sometimes far apart (and this thin gas adds to the collective gravity
budget, too!)
Humans use only 10 percent of their brains
This
media darling has been around for at least a century. Fortunately, it's
just not true. MRI imaging clearly demonstrates--with fancy colors no
less--that humans put most of their cerebral cortex to good use, even
while dozing. Yawning is "contagious"
Empirically,
this is tough to deny; perhaps you'll yawn while reading this. The real
question is whether there's actually something physiological at work
here, and the answer is likely yes: even chimpanzees mimic each other's
yawns.
A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian
A
penny isn't the most aerodynamic of weapons. A combination of its shape
and wind friction means that, tossed even from the 1,250-foot Empire
State Building, it would travel fast enough merely to sting an unlucky
pedestrian.
Adults don't grow new brain cells
Much
of a human's crucial brain development happens during childhood, but it
isn't all downhill from there. Studies have shown that neurons continue
to grow and change well into the adult years.
Chicken soup can cure the common cold
Cure
is a strong word, but science suggests Moms around the world are still
right in forcing spoonfuls of chicken soup down their kids' throats.
Studies have found that the broth actually contains anti-inflammatory
properties that help reduce congestion.
Eating a poppy seed bagel mimics opium use
Purveyors
of this urban legend call on a popular Seinfeld episode for support. It
turns out there's truth behind the comedy: tests suggest ingesting just
two poppy seed bagels may produce a positive result for opiates on a
drug screen.
Lightning never strikes the same place twice In
fact lightning favors certain spots, particularly high locations. The
Empire State Building is struck about 25 times every year. Ben Franklin
grasped the concept long ago and mounted a metal rod atop the roof of
his home, then ran a wire to the ground, thereby inventing the lightning
rod.
Chickens can live without a head
True,
and not just for a few minutes. A chicken can stagger around without
its noggin because the brain stem, often left partially intact after a
beheading, controls most of its reflexes. One robust fellow lived a full
eighteen months. Likely he was a real birdbrain, however.
Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation
Not
only is the Earth's rotation too weak to affect the direction of water
flowing in a drain, tests you can easily perform in a few washrooms will
show that water whirlpools both ways depending on the sink's structure,
not the hemisphere.