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In zoology, deep-sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism is the tendency for species of deep-sea dwelling animals to be larger than their shallower-water relatives across a large taxonomic range. Proposed explanations for this type of gigantism include necessary adaptation to colder temperature, food scarcity, reduced predation pressure and ...
The rough abyssal grenadier is an active benthic forager, with a diet that features a variety of seafloor fauna. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Squids , crustaceans , and polychaetes comprise the most consistent sources of prey for C. yaquinae , though stomach content analyses have revealed echinoderms , fish , and food scavenged from carrion . [ 5 ]
Relic of the tooth of the Buddha, venerated in Sri Lanka as a cetiya "relic" of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Śarīra, a generic term referring to Buddhist relics. In Buddhism, relics of the Buddha and various sages are venerated. After the Buddha's death, his remains were divided into eight portions.
Unlike most squid species, the colossal squid exhibits abyssal gigantism, as it is the heaviest living invertebrate species, reaching weights up to 495 kg (1,091 lb). [3] For comparison, squids typically have a mantle length of about 30 cm (12 in) and weigh about 100–200 g ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –7 oz).
ACT made high-sensitivity, arcminute resolution, microwave-wavelength surveys of the sky in order to study the cosmic microwave background radiation (CMB), the relic radiation left by the Big Bang process. Located 40 km from San Pedro de Atacama, at an altitude of 5,190 metres (17,030 ft), it was one of the highest ground-based telescopes in ...
Until hours before California Gov. Gavin Newsom greeted President Donald Trump with a bro-hug on the Los Angeles tarmac Friday, his advisers had spent the week monitoring new White House advance ...
Two California high school basketball players set records on Thursday night that you would usually see on a video game. Mesrobian High School senior guards Nick and Dylan Khatchikian went off in a ...
In cosmology, the relic abundance of a given elementary particle is a measure of the present quantity of that particle remaining from the Big Bang. Uses [ edit ]