Rare Prehistoric Shark Found In Japan

[tyrannos]

(* Damn , just picture a larger version cause it looks like a Sea Serpent)



Rare Prehistoric Shark Found In Japan




<<The staff of a Japanese aquarium took pictures of a rare frilled shark on Sunday, after it was discovered by local residents at Awashima Port in Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo.

This prehistoric shark is rarely seen alive as its natural habitat lies up to 1,280 metres (4,200 feet) deep under the sea.

Experts at the Awashima Marine Park were able to examine the creature, which was a female, and film it swimming around.

Unfortunately though it died a couple of hours after it was moved to its new environment.

The eel-looking shark, with its mouth full of 300 trident-shaped teeth, measured 5.3 feet-long and weighed 16.5 pounds.

Frilled sharks normally inhabit deep sea waters between 400 and 4,200 feet and rarely come to the surface.

However they have been seen near the coast of Japan before, especially during the winter time when the water temperature drops and they have to get to warmer areas to feed.

Frilled sharks can grow to a length of nearly 6.5 feet and eat deep-sea squids and other soft-bodied preys.. )>>

www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=5984316

[tyrannos]

Also of interest is the Goblin Shark-

[atessalev]

My youngest sister couldn't stop talking about that shark. Here's a preserved one:

[tyrannos]

Good pic.

Dont know if there's any in Turkey,but have you ever seen those giant Spider's from Iraq? Those bastards are huge,look like Facehuggers from the Alien films.

[Clemo]

tyrannos said:

Good pic.

Dont know if there's any in Turkey,but have you ever seen those giant Spider's from Iraq? Those bastards are huge,look like Facehuggers from the Alien films.

Solifugae- Camel spiders, sun spiders or wind scorpions. They aren't just in Iraq; they have them in Arizona.

They aren't really that big. The largest ones get to be 5-6 inches. Look at the sleeve in comparison.

[tyrannos]

Tell that to Apone and Dietrich & all the rest..that it was," just another bug-hunt"...

[atessalev]

I've never seen particularly big spiders in Turkey, but there are heaps of massive flies in some parts of my dad's village. They are huge, like 3 or 4 cm long. I think they call them 'donkey flies'.

There are heaps of spiders in Australia though. This is definately the most hated, the Redback spider:

[Clemo]

atessalev said:

I've never seen particularly big spiders in Turkey, but there are heaps of massive flies in some parts of my dad's village. They are huge, like 3 or 4 cm long. I think they call them 'donkey flies'.

There are heaps of spiders in Australia though. This is definately the most hated, the Redback spider:

She is just a smaller cousin of our Black Widow. They look quite similar. The Black widows markings are on its underside.

[jam]

There's also a version in Europe, it has red spots on the back, although sometimes they aren't clearly vsible:

[tyrannos]

It wouldnt surprise me if the Megalodon is still alive either..

[jam]

There's also the megamouth shark, discovered as late as 1976:


video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVAbJoINVPo

[Funk Monk]

Good pic:

today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyid=2007-01-24T073428Z_01_T98107_RTRUKOC_0_US-SHARK-JAPAN.xml