Sunday, July 06, 2008

What do you think of this Sucker?




It's called Electrolux addisoni , and is the largest known member of the electric ray family and it made the list because it carries the name of a maker of vacuum cleaners--due to the "vigorous sucking action" it makes while feeding in the Western Indian Ocean.

Credit Arizona State University

Of the Thousands of Species discovered or newly describe in the past year, 10 were selected for special recognition. This "Sucker" is one of them.

The other 9 can be found at:

Link Here:
http://news.cnet.com/2300-11395_3-6242314-1.html?part=rss&tag=6242314&subj=news

Wingman, picturing a new world...

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