[QUOTE=l l;36437528]Stuff like this is still alive up here, imagine what kinds of living things are at the very bottom of the Marina trench.[/QUOTE]
Too much pressure down there for something to easily grow this large. Also, there's probably a fairly low amount of oxygen since the bottoms of sea floors usually contain vents that spew out a whole slew of gases, and larger animals need more oxygen to grow large. Water has a very low oxygen-uptake as compared to air, so it'd just probably be too difficult for anything to grow that large.
Other parts of the ocean are still up for grabs though :)
I read the title as "Texas fisherman shags a sea monster", then I open the thread and something else.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;36436508]Now is he going to eat it, or did he just kill it because it's big and interesting?[/QUOTE]
he killed it because its a fucking monster
[QUOTE=EmZajex;36440838]Too much pressure down there for something to easily grow this large. Also, there's probably a fairly low amount of oxygen since the bottoms of sea floors usually contain vents that spew out a whole slew of gases, and larger animals need more oxygen to grow large. Water has a very low oxygen-uptake as compared to air, so it'd just probably be too difficult for anything to grow that large.
Other parts of the ocean are still up for grabs though :)[/QUOTE]
The giant squid seems to have no issues growing quite large at depth.
[QUOTE=stomppah;36441041]The giant squid seems to have no issues growing quite large at depth.[/QUOTE]
About 10 km difference between the depths that giant squids live in, and the depth of the mariana trench
It fascinates me to think what we would find down there if we could drain the oceans and seas of all their water.
[QUOTE=Chrille;36441076]About 10 km difference between the depths that giant squids live in, and the depth of the mariana trench[/QUOTE]
I stand corrected. Feeling pretty dumb right now.
Everything is bigger in Texas.
What a great dog.
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