Giant man eating bacteria inhabit the oceans

[darkbeaver]

Giant Bacteria Colonise the Oceans - by Stephen Leahy - 2010-04-22


A mat the size of Uruguay composed of giant bacteria has been discovered in the mid-depths

These bacteria have a very old lineage, stretching back as much as 2.5 billion years to a time when the oceans contained no oxygen.

Fifty years ago, scientists estimated that about 100,000 microbial cells inhabited one litre of seawater. Now, more than one billion microorganisms are estimated to be in a litre of seawater or one gram of seabed mud.

Are they good to eat?

 

[Ron in Regina]

db...the Link you posted isn't work'n for me, so I'm going to repost
it again in the event that it also doesn't work for other peoples.

Giant Bacteria Colonise the Oceans

 

[AnnaG]

Giant Bacteria Colonise the Oceans - by Stephen Leahy - 2010-04-22


A mat the size of Uruguay composed of giant bacteria has been discovered in the mid-depths

These bacteria have a very old lineage, stretching back as much as 2.5 billion years to a time when the oceans contained no oxygen.

Fifty years ago, scientists estimated that about 100,000 microbial cells inhabited one litre of seawater. Now, more than one billion microorganisms are estimated to be in a litre of seawater or one gram of seabed mud.

Are they good to eat?

I don't know if they're good to eat but;

1 small beaver (20 lbs.), cleaned and skinned,
cut into serving pieces, strips or cubes
6 slices bacon
1 tsp. seasoning salt Remove fat from beaver and soak overnight in cold water. Drain. Cook in small amount of water until tender, then fry with bacon and seasoning salt. Variation: substitute hickory-smoked seasoning salt for plain seasoning salt.

 

[Johnnny]

no suprise, soem of the first corals where made of bacteria.... This is just another form of cynobacteria that oxygenated the early earth for us. The first life to ever originated on earth was bacteria that livied near black smokers... I garuntee these fellas are related to stromatolites, check it out....

 

[Bar Sinister]

Why does the thread title have "man" eating in it? And come to think of it, don't an awful lot of bacteria eat people?

 

[Johnnny]

the stromatolites have evolved to eat people watch out they are snatching people and bringing them back to there intertidal zone lairs for consumption.....

i think darkbeaver just said its man eating, in order to sell the story

 

[karrie]

Why does the thread title have "man" eating in it? And come to think of it, don't an awful lot of bacteria eat people?

Would you have clicked on it if it just said bacteria? Beav's just a journalist in disguise.

 

[Siryphas]

HAHA! I was kind of hoping this was real and not just a bogus name or joke...oh well

 

[darkbeaver]

I don't know if they're good to eat but;

1 small beaver (20 lbs.), cleaned and skinned,
cut into serving pieces, strips or cubes
6 slices bacon
1 tsp. seasoning salt Remove fat from beaver and soak overnight in cold water. Drain. Cook in small amount of water until tender, then fry with bacon and seasoning salt. Variation: substitute hickory-smoked seasoning salt for plain seasoning salt.

I can tell that beaver must be popular in your kitchen Anna. Are you bothered by cutting board splinters or irritations from seasoning? I bet you have many of grannies secret beaver preparations to drive your hungry man crazy at feeding time. Speaking of short drives, how is the old guy?:smile:

 

[darkbeaver]

People are eaten by bacteria every day, there's some gnawing at my armpits right now. If they were as big as these monsters of the deep just imagine the screaming.

 

[AnnaG]

I can tell that beaver must be popular in your kitchen Anna. Are you bothered by cutting board splinters or irritations from seasoning? I bet you have many of grannies secret beaver preparations to drive your hungry man crazy at feeding time. Speaking of short drives, how is the old guy?:smile:

1 Beaver cut serving pieces
1 tablespoon Celery seeds
1 tablespoon Garlic juice
1 Bay leaf
1 tablespoon Onion salt
1 cup Seasoned flour
1/2 cup Melted lard
1 cup Red wine
2 cups Medium cream sauce

Soak beaver in saltwater for 3 days to remove the marijuana odor.
Parboil beaver in water seasoned with celery seeds, garlic juice, bay
leaf, and onion salt. When nearly tender, remove and pat dry. Dust with
seasoned flour and brown in melted lard. Add red wine, bake at 350
degrees, covered, for 1 hour or until completely tender. Pour on cream
sauce and broil briefly until golden-brown.

 

[AnnaG]

Personally, I think some journalist had a nightmare after watching this:
The Bone Snatcher (2003)
and wrote an article about the nightmare.