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Apr 03, 2007, 07:30 PM
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Okay, so my new research project is on 'sea squirts'.
This is what they look like: http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/seasquirt Can you top it ????????? Maybe best to just post links (no pics on this site anyway???) and say what it is ... so no one gets upset ... But I find these babies DISGUSTING!!!!! |
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Apr 03, 2007, 11:11 PM
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for some reason the site isnt popping up....but i did a google search on sea squirts and i see nothing disgusting about them actually....unless we are looking at way different pictures.......plus i like their name
 maybe i shoulda made my name Seasquirt...or just squirt lol ..instead of inacorner...hmmm its cute i think....
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Apr 04, 2007, 01:07 AM
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Ewww! I think they're horrid!
Cute name though huh? They do literally squirt water ... |
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Apr 04, 2007, 07:38 AM
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I'm sure to their mommas they are beautiful! LOL
I think I have to agree with DSF....they are pretty darned ugly. Looks like they are quite a pest too....yuck! Better you than me having to work with them....ENJOY! 
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Apr 04, 2007, 09:49 AM
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Nasty looking little things! I used to call my son Sea Squirt because he loved going to the beach. Then I found out there really was such a thing!
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Apr 04, 2007, 10:21 AM
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They just look like a simply life form to me; neither ugly or pretty. The blue/purple ones are a pretty color!
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Apr 04, 2007, 12:07 PM
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They are kind of beautiful. I loved the colored ones but then I thought the white is simple and clean looking
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Apr 04, 2007, 01:49 PM
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Oh he's cute. Just kidding. That is pretty gross. The only thing I could top it with is a waterbug. Waterbugs are the grossest living things in the world to me. The first time I ever saw one was 2 years ago when I moved to Philadelphia. In NY, we did not have waterbugs. On a summer night in Philly, you are guaranteed to see these creatures, unfortuantely you might see one scurrying across your kitchen floor!!! One night I saw one and I didn't know what to do. I took my broom and... BAM! I smashed it in pieces and guess what? The anntenae were still moving!!!! They are actually giant cockaroaches. But they don't come to eat your food, they appear regardless of how clean your house is, and (thank god) they don't multiply like roaches. I am living in my new house now and I'm hoping that I won't see any this summer. I doubt that. I'm still in the city.
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Apr 04, 2007, 06:46 PM
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((((( Sea Squirt )))))
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Apr 04, 2007, 06:49 PM
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lol, Petunia.
I didn't think they were ugly. I think octopuses are nasty looking-those things are UGLY!!! I thought the purple ones were pretty cool, too. |
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Apr 04, 2007, 06:52 PM
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WHY are they not wanted? Why are they considered a pest, because they land on boat bottoms???
 I think there are plenty of things that are gross... this one's kinda cute like ET lying down imo
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Apr 04, 2007, 06:55 PM
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LOL. Interesting topic. I don't find the seasquirts all that gross though. They're kind of interesting. Definitely not pretty... and maybe they have nice personalities?
 For me, the grossest living creature is the earwig. eeeeeeeew. I hate them. Don't even want to see a picture of one.
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Apr 04, 2007, 07:26 PM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
_Sky said: WHY are they not wanted? Why are they considered a pest, because they land on boat bottoms??? I think there are plenty of things that are gross... this one's kinda cute like ET lying down imo </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> They are classed as pests because they have a negative impact on the marine ecosystem. There are NATIVE seasquirts which are fine - they are kept in place with nature's usual checks and balances in the food chain. But the problem is an incursion a species that is a foreign invader (Styela Clava). They cause some problems in the ecosystem - and the biggest issue is that they attach to mussel and oyster lines, suffocating shellfish. Not very good for people in the seafood industry who make their living off harvesting shellfish  They are actually kinda gross - they have leathery icky skin. Just to clarify, I don't have to play with them or anything - our job is to work out how to get yachties and boaties and fishing people to regularly clean and antifoul their vessels, so that the sea squirts don't spread from one location to another and affect more harvests. So it's social marketing stuff - changing people's behaviour to create a socially desirable outcome. It's fun cos I get to go and hang out on some really awesome launches and yachts at the marinas!!!! |
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Apr 04, 2007, 07:35 PM
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Apr 04, 2007, 07:39 PM
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LMAO!!!
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Apr 04, 2007, 07:49 PM
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Ehehehehehhe!
That is freakn brilliant!!!! |
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