Still Waters Posted April 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When three scientists descended more than a thousand feet underwater in an exploration vessel off the coast of Panama, they expected to see many kinds of life. They'd chosen to explore the Hannibal Seamount, a flat-topped undersea mountain that's the ocean equivalent of a tropical jungle, rich with a diversity of animals and plants found nowhere else. Their submersible, the Deep Rover 2, has the look of a giant, transparent bubble; with the help of spotlights, they could peer out from every angle. But as they approached the northwest flank of the seamount, they saw something inexplicable on the ocean floor. http://arstechnica.c...the-first-time/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted April 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Creepy yet cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted April 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2016 From the article: "We'll need to do more research to know for sure why the red crabs were swarming when and where they did." Who concert. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Area Posted April 12, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 12, 2016 When three scientists descended more than a thousand feet underwater in an exploration vessel off the coast of Panama, they expected to see many kinds of life. They'd chosen to explore the Hannibal Seamount, a flat-topped undersea mountain that's the ocean equivalent of a tropical jungle, rich with a diversity of animals and plants found nowhere else. Their submersible, the Deep Rover 2, has the look of a giant, transparent bubble; with the help of spotlights, they could peer out from every angle. But as they approached the northwest flank of the seamount, they saw something inexplicable on the ocean floor. http://arstechnica.c...the-first-time/ But have they ever been witness to a massed sponge migration? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted April 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2016 But have they ever been witness to a massed sponge migration? Now now, no need to bring Trump voters into this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted April 13, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'll get my Old Bay seasoning ready for the next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted April 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hopefully there's a mass of melted butter moving towards them in the opposite direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantulum Posted April 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2016 mmmm old bay and butter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted April 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2016 It's probably a mass migration fleeing from the rise of Cthulhu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitrui Posted April 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Panama? Must be all the 'Mr' Krab's escaping with their mooney! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted April 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) This is recorded for other crab species, they gather in masse to molt and mate. Edited April 13, 2016 by AustinHinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted April 14, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I saw this yesterday and shared it with my 4 and 8 year olds and they thought it was super cool and asked like 15 minutes of questions. I thought it was super cool also. Maybe they are mass feeding on something? I also noticed that some of them appear to be crabs and some appear more like lobsters. Some clearly swim around like lobsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted April 14, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Creepy yet cool. Yes, yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolffheart Posted April 15, 2016 #14 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Holy Crab, thats a lot of them. are those the ones they catch to eat /proces for food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawken Posted April 16, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 16, 2016 A crab fisherman's mother lode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly1 Posted April 25, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Right after this sighting we had the massive quakes nearby in Ecuador and also the large EQ in Panama. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftermath Posted April 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Right after this sighting we had the massive quakes nearby in Ecuador and also the large EQ in Panama. A lot to ponder... very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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