#underwater forest

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Under water forest ass picture

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If you wait long enough, a spider will swim past ...

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An underwater forest of sculptures attracts marine life in the Mediterranean Sea

Environmental activist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor specializes in site-specific sculptural artwork that’s installed permanently underwater and reflects modern themes of conservation. The artist’s latest project brings him to Ayia Napa, a Mediterranean town on the southeast coast of Cyprus.

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"Let's meet by the waves" 🌊

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A Sirencore/Mermaidcore collage

(Photos edited by me)

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Protect a 60,000-Year-Old Underwater Forest | Take Action @ The Rainforest Site

What's been hidden and protected for 60,000 years could be destroyed in just a few.

Excerpt from this story from The Rainforest Site:

Submerged below the ocean's surface, just off the coast of Alabama, are the remains of an ancient forest of cypress trees that grew during the Ice Age, 60,000 years ago.

At some point, 10s of 1000s of years ago, the Gulf of Mexico flooded the forest. In 2004, giant waves driven by Hurricane Ivan uncovered the trees preserved from decomposition beneath the sediment. It wasn't until years later that environmental journalist Ben Raines discovered the submerged trees - the oldest known forest under the ocean.

Mostly kept secret since its discovery, there's so much to learn from the ancient forest: Collecting information on Ice Age-era climate, insects, and plants... and studying marine creatures living in the trees could lead to life-saving medicines. Unfortunately, it's now threatened by those wanting to exploit the trees for profit, as salvage companies seek to dig up the ancient logs and sell them. There's even a permit submitted from a furniture company to remove the ancient trees to make tables and chairs!

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