IMA 350 KILOGRAMA

SECIRALI ČUDOVIŠTE GIGANTSKIH DIMENZIJA Iznimno rijetko biće ima tri srca i krakove od tri metra, morali ga voziti viličarom

Kat Bolstad (L) of Auckland University works on a colossal squid with Aaron Evans of Otago University as it is defrosted at Te Papa labs in Wellington on September 16, 2014. The squid was caught by a fishing boat longline in the Antarctic over the summer and kept on ice until scientists worked to thaw it out to begin examining the specimen. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE
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Znanstvenici s Novog Zelanda u utorak su izvršili obdukciju nad jednom od najrjeđih vrsta na svijetu: kolosalnoj lignji.

Ovo misteriozno biće koje spada u razred glavonožaca ribari su ulovili još u siječnju na dubini od 1600 metara ispod površine Rossovog mora uz obale Antarktike.

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A colossal squid is defrosted at Te Papa labs in Wellington on September 16, 2014. The squid was caught by a fishing boat longline in the Antarctic over the summer and kept on ice until scientists worked to thaw it out to begin examining the specimen. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE

Kapetan broda John Bennett i njegov tim izvukli su tada golemo stvorenje koje je težilo 350 kilograma.

Nakon toga, divovsku su lignju smrznuli na osam mjeseci u muzeju u Wellingtonu, a ona je najbolje sačuvan primjerak te vrste. Morsko čudovište morali su prenijeti do laboratorija uz pomoć viličara.

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Kat Bolstad (L) of Auckland University works on a colossal squid with Aaron Evans of Otago University as it is defrosted at Te Papa labs in Wellington on September 16, 2014. The squid was caught by a fishing boat longline in the Antarctic over the summer and kept on ice until scientists worked to thaw it out to begin examining the specimen. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE

Znanstvenici su utvrdili da je riječ o ženskoj lignji s tri srca, krakovima dugim 3,3 metra, očima promjera 35 centimetara, te da je nosila nekoliko jajašaca.

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John Bennett, the skipper of the Sandford vessel that pulled up a colossal squid, watches the defrosting process at Te Papa labs in Wellington on September 16, 2014. The squid was caught by a fishing boat longline in the Antarctic over the summer and kept on ice until scientists worked to thaw it out to begin examining the specimen. AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE

- Ovo je najsavršenija lignja koju smo ikad vidjeli - složili su se znanstvenici.

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03. studeni 2024 21:40