Gambar 'Makhluk Halus' di Lautan Dalam.

abgsedapmalam · Post time 21-2-2012 05:09 PM

Creatures of the deep: terrifying macro pictures of polychaetes or bristle worms

These tiny monsters may look like they are from another planet but they are in fact creatures from our deepest oceans. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Known as Polychaetes (bristle worms), they survive intense sea pressures where sunlight never penetrates. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Since the 1970s, scientists have revised their ideas about the deep ocean floor. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Instead of a barren wasteland, they have discovered diverse communities of creatures that live on and around hydrothermal vents. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Hydrothermal vents are cracks in the seafloor, usually found around quake zones, volcanoes and the edges of tectonic plates. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

They release superheated water and a cocktail of chemicals that provide a home for creatures like the scale worms. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Scale worms crawl along the seafloor near  a vent, using their vicious-looking teeth to munch on the bacteria and simple organisms that thrive in the hot water and chemical soup. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

The vent community gets its energy from chemistry rather than photosynthesis, since no light reaches the depths. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

This leads to some bizarre relationships: the scale worms are hosts to symbiotic bacteria that may be providing them with nutrients. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

Some scientists believe that the worms may rely on the bacteria to survive. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

They may be monsters from the deep, but their ability to survive in the deep ocean makes scale worms fascinating to researchers like Daniel Desbruyeres, a senior researcher at Ifremer, France. "The deep sea realm is one of the most diverse habitats on Earth," he says, "yet our perception of it is still in its infancy," he said. Picture: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9093312/Creatures-of-the-deep-terrifying-macro-pictures-of-polychaetes-or-bristle-worms.html?image=10

yatt_takez · Post time 21-2-2012 05:21 PM

skeri wehh

Artemesiaa · Post time 21-2-2012 05:53 PM

Cam rupa dust mites pun ada walaupun kecik bila dah dibesarkan gambarnya nampak menakutkan

nofturner · Post time 21-2-2012 05:58 PM

x pnah tepk makhluk mcm nie hidup dlm laut...mmg menakotkan...

ShamStonage · Post time 21-2-2012 06:02 PM

itu yg dapat detect, ada 700 ribu species semuanya kalau tidak silap (fakta)

areenarena · Post time 21-2-2012 06:23 PM

ade paruh!!

honda_jazz · Post time 21-2-2012 06:57 PM

gelinya...

miz_sunshine · Post time 21-2-2012 10:38 PM

makhluk halus? adeh..

HaMiZiE · Post time 21-2-2012 11:01 PM

uiks... semacam jer ghuper mahluk mahluk nie

spiderman80 · Post time 22-2-2012 12:13 AM

Kalau masak kari mesti sedap.

eda_daus · Post time 22-2-2012 03:32 AM

skeri meri

zaliyana · Post time 22-2-2012 03:41 AM

menakutkan..slmt kecik..

zennaya · Post time 22-2-2012 09:49 AM

geli geleman aku . tp betol ke ade spesies mcm ni kat dasar laut?

pasuoren · Post time 22-2-2012 09:49 AM

orang dookk la takut antu, takut dinasor, takut rimau...sebab nampak dan kekonon boleh nampak...padahal...yang paling kecik inilah yang paling menakutkan kalau kita nampak rupa sebenarnya...seb baik tak nampak..