Amazing clip of the antartic sea floor activity. stunning

[taabru45]

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-bu ... 28693.html
This is the 1st time seen....time lapse....wow factor is way up there...Steffan

 

[Graham]

Stunning!!

 

[poser]

I saw that too. It's really wild. Almost like it's out of a science fiction movie - complete with the poor souls (well ... starfish) entombed in the ice.

Of course the story the article only touches on is the danger of scuba diving in that area.

 

[Ravon]

That's the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Thanks for the link

 

[dreadnut]

Dang, BBC blocked it already, I couldn't watch it!

 

[chazmo]

Dang, BBC blocked it already, I couldn't watch it!

Shucks, me too. Oh well.

 

[poser]

You can still see the video if you go directly to the BBC site.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/15835017

Keep in mind that it has been sensationalized a bit. They switch from time-lapse to non-time-lapse without really saying what they're doing. Also keep in mind that although those poor starfish are frozen in the ice, they may or may not be dead...

 

[dreadnut]

thanks, Poser! Yeah, fascinating footage. Looks like a starfish convention, for sure! It appears that the kill ratio is actually pretty low; I imagine the dead ones will soon be gobbled up by bottom-feeding foragers.