Itin 03 - Hokkaido: Marimo

Marimo (綠毬藻) is a species of filamentous green algae found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere. A marimo is a rare growth form of the species where the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance. (Source from wikipedia).

This video was at Lake Akan, Hokkaido, Japan on 9 Jul 2006.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Marimo
• Hokkaido
• Akan

[PupSkittles]

Is it strange that i find marimo distrubingly cute and huggable looking?

[TankeyTop]

so many little zoros XD

[sickweirdo]

I can see why Zoro gets so insulted

[melaphant3]

@melaphant3 Jeez, you're such a square.

[melaphant3]

Has anyone noticed they're just balls of moss?

[AhhMazingManny]

mine just stays at the bottom & i want it to do thaaaaaaaaat ! :(

[DreamingAlwaysify]

I want one. But I'm not really sure why.

[darkshadow807]

:[ mine are at least 6 inches width and 5incches high

[nikkitytom]

Damn why didn't you at least let the music close nicely ..... the harpsichord with the marimo is as close to visual perfection as I can think of. For heavens sake .... give us a couple of minutes more of this beauty.

[lantai]

omg i wanna eat them then puke them out then keepem as a pet...

[Evilhamster13]

@DarkPhoenixRising ry squeezing it out once  aweek. It should stay at the bottom