Heard on NatRad this morning while ironing a shirt: salps, which are little balls of jelly floating in the sea, are breathing in CO2 and pooing it out. And the poos are so heavy they sink into the abyssal depths, taking the CO2 out of our atmosphere for decades or even longer.
The NatRad reporter used words like fecal pellets and carbon sequestration, but that's what he meant.
Good on ya, little jelly balls.
In other news, I've been busy sponsoring Fronde's Mo Bros. You should too:
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
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I've always loved jelly, but I don't think I'm ready for this jelly.
Now I'm thinking of little balls of floating jelly dancing. Thanks.
now...i really wonder how those little things create such heavy poo!
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