This bizarre little creature is a Phronima, a group of animals - TopicsExpress



          

This bizarre little creature is a Phronima, a group of animals found throughout the worlds oceans (except polar regions). Phronima has six species, and like many marine animals they are transparent. Females attack salps (a type of plankton), devour the animal and hollow out its shell. She then enters it and lays her eggs inside. After shes deposited her eggs, she propels her cargo through the water as the offspring develop, providing them with food. However, thats not the really cool part (in my opinion anyway). Have you figured out what they look like yet? Its a Xenomorph Queen! Image taken on the scientific Tara Expedition.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:40:07 +0000

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