What is Antarctic Krill?

Antarctic Krill ( Euphanasia Superba ) is a species of krill found in the South Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. They are clear that they are among the species with the largest overall biomass in the world, probably only a second of humanity that overcame them sometime around 2007. Their total biomass is approximately 500 million tonnes. Antarctic krill are ubiquitous in waters around Antarctica, where they enjoy relatively low competition of animals of similar size. Krill are small crustaceans. While insects are dominant arthropods on Earth, crustaceans like Antarctic krill are the King of the Sea. They have numerous adaptations that have helped them to provide their place as one of the worlds with the most biomass, including massive compound eyes, "feeding" for filter fee, muscular telson (tail) that can be used for fast "lobster" from predators, biolumininence (usefulness that is not fully understood), swarm behavior liveVIN) and many others.

In Antarctica, Antarctic Krill was observed, who made a living on the underside of freezing cold glaciers or ice layers. Their density can approach 10,000-30,000 individuals per cubic meter. Antarctic krill, which has been living up to six years, can grow up to 6 cm (2.4 inches) and weigh up to 2 g (0.7 oz). They are the most important prey for the Antarctic ecosystem, consumed by fur seals, leopard seals, seals, whales, ice engraving, octopus, penguins, Albatros and hundreds of other birds. Due to their abundance and ecological importance, they are one of several planktonic species known as the "potato chip of the sea".

Unlike many other sea crustaceans, the legs of Antarctic krill do not form a structure similar to jaws or claws, instead they have a greater similarity to simplifying legs of many insects. For reproduction men attach SpeeRmatofors to the area around female genitalia, which regularly release 6,000 - 10,000 eggs. These fertilized eggs slowly descend over weeks to kilometers below the surface, where they develop into Juvenile Antarctic Krill, which swims back to the top. This general formula was probably the same for hundreds of millions of years.

Sometimes Antarctic krill is captured by a fisherman and pressed into blocks that can be used for cooking. However, the proceeds are not as high as many other crustaceans and fish, partly because of their shells contain fluorides that can be toxic in high concentrations. Their capture also requires fine -grained eyes that have a high drag and often break. Although Antarctic Krill is extremely large, most people consider them unusual to eat. For the time being, they will have to serve as a dinner for hundreds of other species instead.