When an undersea volcano erupts, the ambient temperature can reach 450 degrees Celsius, which makes any living thing have to heat up. Shockingly, scientists near the 450°C submarine crater, found a surprising number of small white shrimp, this group of shrimp do not have long eyes, but can live around this volcano unscathed, can they be cooked?
Since shrimp entered the sight of humans, no matter what kind of shrimp, it has been served to the table by a group of foodies, even the crayfish living in the smelly gutter, there is not much left for people to eat. Although the types of shrimp we often eat are different, they all have a common feature, they live in room temperature water environment.
Today's deep-sea shrimp, its living environment subverts people's cognition. At the bottom of the Caribbean, about 5,000 meters above sea level, there is an active volcano on the seabed. Experts have found an area where the sea temperature is as high as 450°C, which is simply hotter than boiling soybean oil.
But it's covered with dense "eyeless shrimp," which we call white blind shrimp, also known as super heat-tolerant shrimp. The density of this shrimp is so high that dense phobia dare not open their eyes, according to scientists, the number of eyeless shrimp per cubic meter in this area is as high as 2,000.
What kind of skill possession can make eyeless shrimp live happily in a 450°C environment? In fact, the reason why eyeless shrimp do this is just forced by life. The sea world, like the land world, has a biological chain system.
Sunlight can penetrate an area of 200 meters above sea level, where the energy provided by sunlight can feed many continental seaweed organisms, which form organic matter through photosynthesis and form the energy basis of the marine life chain.
However, when it comes to the deep sea and seabed, there is no sunlight at all, let alone photosynthesis. The organisms in this area are very poor in food compared to those below sea level.
There are two main types of seabed creatures for survival: one is food debris that falls on the surface of the ocean. The amount of this food debris is very small, after all, the food on the surface of the ocean has to reach the bottom of the sea, and it has to go through layers of checkpoints and escape all the creatures that use it as food to reach the underwater world. For example, the most said is the whale fall formed after the whale dies, and after the whale falls to the bottom of the sea, the underwater creatures can be enjoyed for several years, but after all, the number of whale falls is too small.
The second is to rely on submarine volcanoes. During the formation of volcanoes, metal ions, minerals, etc. will erupt, which are undoubtedly life-saving straws for seabed creatures with poor food. Near the submarine crater, continental thermophiles live, and eyeless shrimp depend on this creature for their livelihood in the dark deep sea. Thermophiles also form the basis of the seafloor biological chain. In order to seek food, the living range of the eyeless shrimp is fixed around the crater, so its temperature tolerance adaptation continues to evolve.
Eyeless shrimp are also composed of proteins, and when the temperature reaches 70 ° C, its body will also lose its activity and die. But why doesn't eyeless shrimp die in a crater at 450 degrees Celsius? In fact, the eyeless shrimp found the bug, and only when the water temperature drops, he will appear near the crater, and when the water temperature rises, it is moving to the cold waters. Eyeless shrimp can sense temperature, mainly thanks to the glowing "thermometer" on their back
This is where curious netizens want to ask, can eyeless shrimp be eaten? We have eaten all types of shrimp, and eyeless shrimp are no exception. Scientifically speaking, eyeless shrimp can be eaten, but it depends on whether you dare to eat it. Eyeless shrimp are in the crater, rich in heavy metals in the body, and may become stupid if eaten. If that's you, would you like to try this deep sea delicacy?