“Thousands of Giant Eggs Found” in Underwater Volcano (www.sustainability-times.com)

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...This warmth acts as a natural incubator for the giant eggs, which span 18 to 20 inches in width and require an extended gestation period of four years.

This unique environment accelerates the development of young Pacific white skates, giving them a vital advantage in the harsh conditions of the deep sea. The interaction between the volcano and marine life demonstrates the profound influence geological features can have on biological processes...

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[-] Delta_V@lemmy.world 74 points 9 months ago

The eggs are from these flappy guys:

[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

Little sea raviolis.

[-] adry@piefed.social 20 points 9 months ago

Is that a dragon larvae? Do you know how long does it take to fully metamorphosize into actual movie-like fancy dragons?

[-] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

That is a pacific skate, and that is the adult form!

[-] mienshao@lemmy.world 62 points 9 months ago

Yeah I stopped reading once it said that weird pic was AI generated. If you want me to read your science article, don’t throw shitty AI images at me because now I have to think ‘what else did you use AI for?’

[-] verdigris@lemmy.ml 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah the whole article including the headline -- "terrifying"?? -- is 98% slop. Depressing.

[-] nulluser@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago

The news is cool, but that image is just AI nonsense.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago

I wish there was a good way to let publications know we feel that way. So they know is that we clicked.

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 9 months ago

I'm surprised they even used it. It doesn't make sense.

[-] littletoolshed@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

Here are a bunch of pics of skate eggs: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Egg_cases_(Chondrichthyes)

And just fyi, this AI enhanced article is referencing an actual thing, but the images n the article are trash and so are some of the inferences. Here is the summary video from the source: https://youtu.be/e9nM7B_d13A