Still Waters Posted December 7, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Researchers off the coast of Hawaii captured spectacular footage of a type of squid rarely seen alive. (Video via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) What you see is known as a whiplash squid. The film was released in September but is just now getting popular. http://www.wptv.com/...uid-is-so-rare_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted December 7, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Very nice! You know, sea life has always fascinated me, though I don't know much about it beyond the average person. And new discoveries or new observations of known creatures, especially in deep sea environments is of particular interest to me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted December 7, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 7, 2015 (edited) I wish we would put just as much into a deep sea program as we do space (and I love all the recent scientific discoveries in space, too!) ... makes you wonder what we would find. Edited December 7, 2015 by BeastieRunner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted December 7, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The article states that the squid species in question has an organ that can emit a bright burst of light... presumably to stun prey. Amazing. Tried to see if that was on the vid. Wonder if some other vid shows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted December 7, 2015 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Very nice! You know, sea life has always fascinated me, though I don't know much about it beyond the average person. And new discoveries or new observations of known creatures, especially in deep sea environments is of particular interest to me. Deep sea life is particularly impressive because it's so alien to anything on land, or in the shallow seas for that matter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted December 8, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The article states that the squid species in question has an organ that can emit a bright burst of light... presumably to stun prey. Amazing. Tried to see if that was on the vid. Wonder if some other vid shows that. Some species of smaller squids can shoot out a "packet" of luminous ink, this "packet" catches the attention of a predator, and while the predator is preoccupied with the "packet", the squid can make its escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted December 8, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 8, 2015 This is really cool,who know what lurks deep in the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gubloid13 Posted December 28, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I love thinking about how vast the ocean is and how much we have left to explore. It keeps the wonder alive, you know? I mean, it's also a little unnerving, but it's exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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