Into the Deep (rebroadcast)
Big Picture Science
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Deep Sea Biologists Detect Loud Clit Noises From Worms
Deep sea biologists have tuned into the deepest parts of it by establishing base line sound scapes. They think scientists can monitor how habitats change. Doctor chen lowers hydrophones into the deep ocean to eavesdrop. Although we begin with his description of an animal in shallower waters whose vocalizations prised him. So we don't think of soft bodied animals like worms to make significant sounds. But recently, it was discovered in by research group in japan that actually, ad soft bodied polycet worms make clit noises. And those sounds are loud and you can hear them from quite far away.
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