A bunch of you have heard me go off about how unbelievably cool Pycnopodias are, including one of my favorite stories, "Giant Killer Monster Starfish Versus Two Sea Snails." Well thankfully, some kind soul has uploaded the video clip from whence the story originates. The Pycno showes up at 5:00, but the whole thing's totally worth watching. Kat? You should probably send this to your parents so that they'll finally understand that I wasn't completely crazy, just overcaffeinated and blown away by the sheer awesomeness of marine biology.
That was both cool and creepy at the same time!
Oh me and my foolishness for not waiting until morning - I am most definitely having nightmares tonight! The time-lapse starfish movement has a sort of Japanese horror film quality to it.
Eeeeewwww...
I KNOW. Isn't it awesome?!
I've always liked the invertebrates as inspiration for creature design. I hadn't seen Pycnopodias before, though. Neat!
My parents LOVED you. Nothing to worry about at all. They never get that kind of entertainment from me.
oh. my. god.
never seen this before, and I do wonder if I'll have nightmares. wow.
what show is this from?
It's from a 5-part PBS show called "The Shape of Life". The rest of it is on Youtube, if you're interested.