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A jellyfish is spotted gliding through the canals of Venice, Italy, as decreased boat traffic has made the water more transparent, making it easier to observe marine lifeeven in the middle of town.
calimary
(80,693 posts)Other life forms would thrive. And would probably coexist more harmoniously and less rapaciously.
Remarkable to watch.
delisen
(6,039 posts)Leaking from untended industrial sites around the globe.
Sure to be die offs for eons I think.
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)I suspect it will ultimately survive our screwing up the planet once we are gone.
58Sunliner
(4,339 posts)if we were willing to take the steps to do so.
slumcamper
(1,603 posts)bdamomma
(63,652 posts)Mother Nature is kicking our ass. We are destroying her world.
kimbutgar
(20,874 posts)Its as if Mother Nature is saying you are destroying nature with your overindulgence and Im gong to even the playing field.
for sure!
tenisfin
(36 posts)In Italy look delicious!
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)If you've never been to Venice, usually the canals are something you would NOT put your fingers in. Dark. Muddy. Fetid.
This is amazing.
marble falls
(56,358 posts)pamdb
(1,331 posts)Ive been to Venice twice 25 years apart. First time we didnt go on a gondola ride, second time I went with friends and I went on the ride because they all wanted to go. Truth to tell, I didnt really care one way or the other. Venice is such a walkable city and the people who live in the areas surrounding Venice dont really use them, they use these big boats, I dont remember what theyre called, kind of like a streetcar on the water, to get from the mainland or one of the surrounding island into Venice proper. Actually, it is extremely expensive to actually live in Venice. And there is a train station right there. You get off the train, walk across the bridge and youre there. What Im trying to say, is that the gondolas are just there for the tourists. I
Think it would be just as beautiful, probably more so, if you didnt have the gondolas stirring up all the silt and having the clear water. Plus not so smelly.
iluvtennis
(19,757 posts)prior with my hubby. Beautiful city.
BTW, the "street cars" on water are called water taxis - there are public ones (like public buses) and their are private ones. We rode the public ones - ticket price based on zones. It was 3/4 euro for our rides.
The public water taxi/bus
AllyCat
(16,035 posts)Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)mucking up and polluting the earth has happened in what, 2-4 months? Amazing.
JoeOtterbein
(7,697 posts)...dirty oil!
kentuck
(110,950 posts)Before this last cold spell, I saw oodles of honey bees and butterflies.