Comments on: Ancient ecosystem found http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/05/31/ancient-ecosystem-found/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:43:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Floyd http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/05/31/ancient-ecosystem-found/comment-page-1/#comment-161510 Floyd Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:46:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5575#comment-161510 If you're interested, read about Moville Cave in Romania: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5771/ Similar circumstances. There's a documentary about Moville Cave and the unique creatures found there, shown occasionally on the Science Channel (and maybe other Discovery channels). If you’re interested, read about Moville Cave in Romania:

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5771/

Similar circumstances.

There’s a documentary about Moville Cave and the unique creatures found there, shown occasionally on the Science Channel (and maybe other Discovery channels).

]]> By: Raff http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/05/31/ancient-ecosystem-found/comment-page-1/#comment-161490 Raff Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:48:42 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5575#comment-161490 Cool.. albino crawdads.. I wonder if they taste better than the red kind we have.. They certainly don't look as meaty though. I'll bet they'd be really good in a pesto sauce with pasta.. Cool.. albino crawdads.. I wonder if they taste better than the red kind we have.. They certainly don’t look as meaty though. I’ll bet they’d be really good in a pesto sauce with pasta..

]]> By: Awake http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/05/31/ancient-ecosystem-found/comment-page-1/#comment-161412 Awake Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:20:22 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5575#comment-161412 On the matter of evolution, most people don't remember that it doesn't necessarily have to happen. It is not mandatory. Evolution involves adaptation, with "Survival of the fittest" referring only to the survival of the organisms best suited for a particular environment. Lack of evolution proves nothing aside from the fact that the best adapted organisms prevailed, and that further change may be detrimental. Mutant evolutionary descendants may have been less well adapted and their bloodline did not continue, so evolution doesn't really stop, it just doesn't need to proceeed. Study of the organisms in this type of cave may simply show that evolution worked it's magic, and there is NOTHING that could have changed that would have made the organisms better adapted to their environment. They evolved to peak living conditions. On the matter of evolution, most people don’t remember that it doesn’t necessarily have to happen. It is not mandatory. Evolution involves adaptation, with “Survival of the fittest” referring only to the survival of the organisms best suited for a particular environment.
Lack of evolution proves nothing aside from the fact that the best adapted organisms prevailed, and that further change may be detrimental. Mutant evolutionary descendants may have been less well adapted and their bloodline did not continue, so evolution doesn’t really stop, it just doesn’t need to proceeed.
Study of the organisms in this type of cave may simply show that evolution worked it’s magic, and there is NOTHING that could have changed that would have made the organisms better adapted to their environment. They evolved to peak living conditions.

]]> By: AC http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/05/31/ancient-ecosystem-found/comment-page-1/#comment-161387 AC Wed, 31 May 2006 23:37:46 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=5575#comment-161387 Umm, no matter what religious nutcases would like you to believe evolution occurs, so if this place was sealed for a million years, they're not going to find things as they were a million years ago. Still pretty amazing to discover some new species, even though it's not any more amazing than discovering species from the ocean depths. Umm, no matter what religious nutcases would like you to believe evolution occurs, so if this place was sealed for a million years, they’re not going to find things as they were a million years ago. Still pretty amazing to discover some new species, even though it’s not any more amazing than discovering species from the ocean depths.

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