2the9s said:

someone orgnoted me saying


I wanted to tell 2the9s
"i wish i could say the same for you"




I still love ya!
[Edited 7/18/05 22:39pm]

Mach said:

Wow

AsianBomb777 said:

Took the words right out of my mouth.

But they are wonderful, How big are they mach? Regular sea horse tiny or Drangonly mahoosive?

wow. what gorgeous creatures!

what an odd evolutionary form, though - do they imitate seaweed or coral or something, to avoid predators?

TheFrog said:

okay, so apparently the seaweed thing may be relevant.

"The second placed fish in our camouflage competition is the beautiful relative of the seahorse, the Leafy Sea Dragon. The Sea Dragon has several useful adaptations that help it blend into the background:

Sea dragons can change their colour to blend into any background depending on their diet, location or even stress levels
The sea dragon has lobes of skin growing on its body and fins that look like pieces of seaweed
The sea dragon barely seems to move, using tiny translucent fins on its back and on the side of its head to swim. It seems to float like a piece of seaweed - you would never notice it was there.
As with seahorses, the male sea dragon has a special pouch in which he carries and gives birth to the young. Both species also feed on a diet of shrimp and small fish.

Recent research (Connolly, 1998) has shown that leafy sea dragons travel hundreds of metres from their home and then return to exactly the same spot, using a well-developed navigation system. It had previously been thought that they barely travelled at all."

http://www.diduknow.info/...nt1_4.html

PREDOMINANT said:

the ones i watched seemed to be about 8 inches long maybe... but i will look it up

ReturnOfDOOK said:

Stay on topic!

i want some of those! Maybe, Lizzy could get some to help jazz up her fishtank.

sinisterpentatonic said:

They don't do well in captivity. Neither do sea horses. They are too fragile and skittish.

minneapolisgenius said:

i kinda figured that. Still they'll be fun to watch until captivity kills them.

Cool sea horses

This made me think of the Angry Dragon!!!!

sinisterpentatonic said:

Thay kinda look like seahorses! Very pretty!

They are truly beautiful and so delicate

wow they are stunning i want to see some

never even heard of them.

This one is from last year from an aquarium as well. Thing continually swam around, so it´s blurry, out of focus with lighting the wrong parts (no flash was allowed) but I still like it. Plus it kinda shows why they are called sea dragons



[Edited 7/19/05 14:43pm]

mdiver said:

Just like a mangled motorbike...

Mach said:

Okay, those have got to be the most amazing creatures I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing your beautiful find with us. I have to see some for myself. I wonder if they have any at the aquarium in Seattle?

ReturnOfDOOK said:

mdiver said:

Thanks! I try to keep them shaved and smelling fresh!

ReturnOfDOOK said:

Not your breasts, you idiot!



Your balls!

jerseykrs said:

Pervert!