Explorers Marvel At 'Brittlestar City' On Seamount In Powerful C...

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sun, 05/18/2008 - 15:15

Scientists, plumbing the secrets of a vast underwater mountain range south of New Zealand, captured the first images of a novel "Brittlestar City" that colonized against daunting odds the peak of a seamount.

Millions of starfish-like creatures catch passing food in 4 km/h current and cod shelter from 'rattling' current in folds of huge bubblegum coral in this marine metropolis.


 

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