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[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 69 points 4 days ago (3 children)

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-revealing-104553716.html

to save you a click, they found an ecosystem where they didn't really expect to see one but it's not a great big novelty, just the normal sort of "never seen that species before" kind of novelty that comes with nearly every trip below the waves.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

it's very funny how this kind of thing constantly repeats, and then you look at the horror and it's utterly mundane and kinda pathetic

elephants aren't afraid of mice, but humans are apparently so desperate for horror that we'll be spooked by jellyfish

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The elephants are afraid of stomping the little creatures to death, actually.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So it's not fear, it's empathy?

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

That's a cool fact. Thanks.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

I am spooked by jellyfish entirely without horror.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

100 squid sized chuthulus? Or 1 chuthulu sized squid?

[–] flora_explora@beehaw.org 6 points 4 days ago

Yeah, I was wondering what about a tentacled animal would be so exciting, given that there are so many other tentacled animals out there already...