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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 09:28 AM
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'Zombie worms' found off Sweden


A new species of marine worm that lives off whale bones on the sea floor has been described by scientists.

The creature was found on a minke carcass in relatively shallow water close to Tjarno Marine Laboratory on the Swedish coast.

Such "zombie worms", as they are often called, are known from the deep waters of the Pacific but their presence in the North Sea is a major surprise.

A UK-Swedish team reports the find in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4354286.stm
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Ellen Forradalom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 09:29 AM
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1. From the bottom of bottles of ZombyTequila
If you eat the ZombyWorm do you see the ZombyTroof?
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 10:22 AM
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2. This is real scary.
Oct. 31st must be nearing.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-19-05 10:28 AM
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3. Do they make good coffee for folk in the Lounge?
eom
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 12:53 AM
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4. Good coffee??? GOOD COFFEE?????
ZombyCoffee makes my eyes go :crazy:

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MissMarple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 01:00 AM
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5. It's the global warming.
Edited on Thu Oct-20-05 01:01 AM by MissMarple
:crazy:

Excuse me, did someone mention Zomby coffee? I could stay up for that.
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Kenroy Donating Member (768 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-20-05 01:09 AM
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6. I love the name
it translates to "Bone-eating snot-flower".

I'm gonna name my first child that.
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