<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/animals/"/><tagline>Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-12-01T17:18:22+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/61860/1/" /><id>61860</id><summary><![CDATA[Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow]]></summary><issued>2008-05-14T21:58:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-14T21:58:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed &quot;thumb splitters&quot; by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef: finding Nemo]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/16372/1/" /><id>16372</id><summary><![CDATA[The Great Barrier Reef: finding Nemo]]></summary><issued>2007-04-14T10:05:14+01:00</issued><modified>2007-04-14T10:05:14+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[This first heady plunge into the Barrier Reef is enough alone to call it great, but its greatness also extends some two thousand kilometres from the tip of Papua New Guinea right down the coast of Queensland almost as far as Brisbane.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Ancient underwater reef found in Australian outback]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/77163/1/" /><id>77163</id><summary><![CDATA[Ancient underwater reef found in Australian outback]]></summary><issued>2008-09-22T09:06:09+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-22T09:06:09+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A 650-million-year-old underwater reef, 10 times higher than the Great Barrier Reef, has been discovered in the middle of Australia's outback. The ancient reef, formed nearly 100 million years before the first known animal life evolved, is the only one of its age in the world.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Barrier Reef wins top tourism award]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/20138/1/" /><id>20138</id><summary><![CDATA[Barrier Reef wins top tourism award]]></summary><issued>2007-05-13T11:28:54+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-13T11:28:54+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[THE Great Barrier Reef has taken out one of world tourism's most coveted awards. The reef - the world's largest living organism - was voted the best destination by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) as part of its Tourism for Tomorrow awards, at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, overnight.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Pistol Shrimp]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/21764/1/" /><id>21764</id><summary><![CDATA[Pistol Shrimp]]></summary><issued>2007-05-29T13:04:43+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-29T13:04:43+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A pistol shrimp blowing a blast of water a speed of 100km/h with temp 9900C<br/><br/><br/>If someone adds a pic, I'd appreciate it - I'm getting an error message when I try.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Everything you always wanted to know about automated shrimp peeling...]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/weird/l/2752/1/" /><id>2752</id><summary><![CDATA[Everything you always wanted to know about automated shrimp peeling...]]></summary><issued>2006-10-11T14:03:01+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-11T14:03:01+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&quot;The key to top quality is individual shrimp processing. Every Jonsson machine automatically adjusts to each shrimp, gently peeling and de-veining it in the style selected.<br/><br/>Shrimp are placed in a plastic tray. The rest is automatic.&quot;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bolden Passes Away]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/7448/1/" /><id>7448</id><summary><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bolden Passes Away]]></summary><issued>2006-12-11T20:55:23+01:00</issued><modified>2006-12-11T20:55:23+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Elizabeth &quot;Lizzie&quot; Bolden, recognized as the world's oldest person, died Monday in a nursing home, the home's administrator said. She was 116.<br/><br/>Bolden had 40 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren, 150 great-great-grandchildren, 220 great-great-great grandchildren and 75 great-great-great-great grandchildren.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Korean Shrimp Crackers - Now With Surprise Extra]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/54903/1/" /><id>54903</id><summary><![CDATA[Korean Shrimp Crackers - Now With Surprise Extra]]></summary><issued>2008-03-19T13:30:45+01:00</issued><modified>2008-03-19T13:30:45+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[No, it isn't a cracker-jack toy. Instead they found what appeared to be a rat's head in a bag of food maker Nong Shim's popular brand of shrimp cracker snacks.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[The treadmill running shrimp which has become an instant internet sensation]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/80948/1/" /><id>80948</id><summary><![CDATA[The treadmill running shrimp which has become an instant internet sensation]]></summary><issued>2008-11-03T17:48:05+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-03T17:48:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A super-fit shrimp has become a massive internet hit after learning to run on a treadmill as part of a unique science experiment.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Woman unable to open eyes 3 days a week]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/77990/1/" /><id>77990</id><summary><![CDATA[Woman unable to open eyes 3 days a week]]></summary><issued>2008-09-28T18:53:37+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-28T18:53:37+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[For years, an Australian woman has suffered blindness three days out of every six because her eyes involuntarily shut and she cannot open them.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Healthy Reefs Hit Hardest by Warmer Temperatures]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19601/1/" /><id>19601</id><summary><![CDATA[Healthy Reefs Hit Hardest by Warmer Temperatures]]></summary><issued>2007-05-09T10:06:09+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-09T10:06:09+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Coral disease outbreaks hit hardest in the healthiest sections of the Great Barrier Reef, where close living quarters among coral may make it easy for infection to spread, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Scientists put shrimp on a treadmill]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/3681/1/" /><id>3681</id><summary><![CDATA[Scientists put shrimp on a treadmill]]></summary><issued>2006-10-19T02:50:05+01:00</issued><modified>2006-10-19T02:50:05+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Planned to be used to measure shrimp health when habitats are infected with pathogens, pollutants.<br/><br/>Plus it keeps them fit.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[ Shifty eyes may be a sign of good memory]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/19240/1/" /><id>19240</id><summary><![CDATA[ Shifty eyes may be a sign of good memory]]></summary><issued>2007-05-06T10:55:58+01:00</issued><modified>2007-05-06T10:55:58+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Moving your eyes from side to side for 30 seconds can boost your power of recall, researchers say.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Deadly pistol shrimp that stuns prey with sound as loud as Concorde found in UK waters]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/81898/1/" /><id>81898</id><summary><![CDATA[Deadly pistol shrimp that stuns prey with sound as loud as Concorde found in UK waters]]></summary><issued>2008-11-14T11:59:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-11-14T11:59:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[A prawn which can make a sound louder than a jet engine has been found in British waters.<br/><br/><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/21764/1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pistol shrimps</a> - which stun their prey by snapping their claws together to create a deafening 'crack'  -  normally live in the sub-tropics.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[52 New Species of Marine life Discovered]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/463/1/" /><id>463</id><summary><![CDATA[52 New Species of Marine life Discovered]]></summary><issued>2006-09-19T02:09:19+01:00</issued><modified>2006-09-19T02:09:19+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[24 new species of fish, 20 new species of coral, and 8 new species of shrimp were discovered in Bangkok Thailand. A shark that walks on its fins, a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis were just two of the new discoveries found while &quot;combing through an uderwater fauna off Indonesia's Papua province&quot; this Monday.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Your Eyes Don&#8217;t Lie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/47506/1/" /><id>47506</id><summary><![CDATA[Your Eyes Don&#8217;t Lie]]></summary><issued>2008-01-16T21:58:53+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-16T21:58:53+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The eyes have this habit of positioning themselves according to the thoughts that are in your head, and other people can often understand what you are thinking about just by watching your eyes.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Why fish watch their weight]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/61582/1/" /><id>61582</id><summary><![CDATA[Why fish watch their weight]]></summary><issued>2008-05-12T22:21:29+01:00</issued><modified>2008-05-12T22:21:29+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It's not just people who watch their weight. It seems that Australia`s Goby fish do it too and the discovery is providing a whole new insight into the way animals maintain social order. Marine scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef off Lizard Island have found that Goby fish deliberately diet - just to maintain their position in the pecking orders and to ensure they do not antagonise bigger Goby fish.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Skywalk in Great Canyon]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/world/l/13776/1/" /><id>13776</id><summary><![CDATA[Skywalk in Great Canyon]]></summary><issued>2007-03-21T16:58:35+01:00</issued><modified>2007-03-21T16:58:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Transparent &quot;Skywalk&quot; was built in Great Canyon, Arizona. Looks very scary, almost like a part of some theme park.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Ecosphere!]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/46280/1/" /><id>46280</id><summary><![CDATA[Ecosphere!]]></summary><issued>2008-01-07T14:12:02+01:00</issued><modified>2008-01-07T14:12:02+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The pet that completely takes care of itself, Ecopshere! With a balance of shrimp, algae, and micro-organisms the tiny glass bubble can stay alive for years! I have one and its about a year old and its still alive and going strong.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Would you like shrimp with your wound?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/9988/1/" /><id>9988</id><summary><![CDATA[Would you like shrimp with your wound?]]></summary><issued>2007-02-02T21:58:41+01:00</issued><modified>2007-02-02T21:58:41+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[New bandages (edible too!), now in use by the military, and soon to be in stores, uses a derivative of chitin found in shellfish exoskeletons to stop bleeding quickly. Does not trigger allergies in people allergic to shellfish.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/science/l/77459/1/" /><id>77459</id><summary><![CDATA[Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia]]></summary><issued>2008-09-24T10:08:21+01:00</issued><modified>2008-09-24T10:08:21+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).]]></content></entry></feed>