Multicellular Animal Life That Doesn't Need Oxygen--DISCOVERED! Newslink

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

I wouldn’t have belived it, but the Italians found some.

First animals to live without oxygen discovered

First Animals to Live Without Oxygen Discovered
ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2010) — Deep under the Mediterranean Sea, small animals have been discovered that live their entire lives without oxygen and surrounded by ‘poisonous’ sulphides. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology report the existence of multicellular organisms (new members of the group Loricifera), showing that they are alive, metabolically active, and apparently reproducing in spite of a complete absence of oxygen.

We must re-define the term “habitable world”.

[Malleus_Incus_Stapes]

Cool.

[Aji_de_Gallina]

Dude, the word “animal” has to be re-defined.
Thanks

[Pullet]

So Cool!

[Autolycus]

Woah.

[Beadalin]

Love this kind of thing. Awesome.

[Polycarp]

Wikipedia on Loricifera, for those wondering “What the heck is a Loricifera?”

[Smeghead]

@Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor

We must re-define the term “habitable world”.

Um, not really at all, no we don’t. The idea of life existing without oxygen isn’t new, and it’s not even science fiction. After all, life evolved here on this planet without oxygen. The idea of life being present on a planet without oxygen isn’t new or particularly challenging.

That said, it’s neat that these guys have been found. Very cool.