July 22, 2010
Antarctic Anti-Freeze Venom Octopi
This is the tits:
Researchers have discovered four new species of octopus in Antarctica with venom that works at sub-zero temperatures.
They hope to analyze the venom to see if it has medical uses, said one of the researchers, Bryan Fry, of the University of Melbourne. Their discovery, during a six-week expedition to Antarctica in 2007, was published in the journal Toxicon.
Experts have long known there were octopuses in Antarctica, but what surprised Fry and his colleagues was the sheer biodiversity and how natural selection changed the way they hunted and the nature of their venom.
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On first glance I thought that was a photo of me, Honey.
well played.
Amy spewed me.
I snorted.
My face went spastic. Well done.
See? Not only is Amy beautiful but she is real smart and real funny.
I also snorted when I read her message to Deron: “Baby, take out the trash first before you leave to see Errol Morris.”
and you clearly will taste good, Amy!
This has all the potential for me digging a huge hole for myself so I will leave it at that – always a dangerous thing when I have been forced to not drink gin.