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Scientists discover new isopod species in the Florida Keys
- rekabis 3y agoLooks like they discovered it just in time to watch it being boiled to death. The ocean surrounding Florida has hit highs of 38℃ in recent days… not much marine life can survive that.
- jmclnx 3y agoI came here to say the same, but I wonder if they can bury themselves to keep cool.
- pvaldes 3y agoLarvae can travel briefly with the fishes. Adults are short lived. I don't know how they will adapt but I'm feeling hopeful about those.
- zarathustreal 3y agoFor what it’s worth, the manatee bay bouy [0] recorded the temperature at the sea surface level. Marine life will be just fine, as most (all?) marine life lives actually within the ocean rather than on the surface. [0] https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=mnbf1 https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=mnbf1
- bigbillheck 3y ago> Marine life will be just fine For now.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoYeah. It'll be fine. No trouble at all.
- culi 3y agotemperature itself isn't (directly) a threat to most macroorganisms, but marine life will not "be just fine". The real threat to them is the rapidly acidifying oceans
- whyenot 3y agoAll the bleached coral reefs around the Keys would like a word. https://www.wsaz.com/2023/07/25/florida-keys-coral-reefs-are-already-bleaching-water-temps-hit-record-highs-scientists-say/ https://www.wsaz.com/2023/07/25/florida-keys-coral-reefs-are...
- HWR_14 3y ago1.5m/5' below the surface, not on the surface. For that buoy. And although that was the first, it was not the only buoy recording those temperatures. How fast do you think shallow water cools?
- civilitty 3y agoIt’s named Gnathia jimmybuffetti… after Jimmy Buffett. We really gotta work on these names
- pvaldes 3y agoI had cultured some Gnathia in the past. This sea vampires are easy to keep in captivity. The larvae are like a cross between a tick and a lava lamp. Males defend leks of females.
- lapetitejort 3y agoWith about one million species having been discovered, I think we can have fun with a few.
- roadtonyc 3y agoHuman evolution taking its course.