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Here are some videos from the SOI dive today/yesterday. Okay, today. The last hour. There was a glass octopus sighting and y'all need to see this.
Gross, a poralia! A pretend Tiburonia, and during Tiburonia-depths.
A mystery squid. Very stationary.
Excitement!
This is a fairly large gal.
Upside down siphonophore tax.
Edit: mistyped the first caption, this is absolutely a glass octopus.
TheNewKidInTheBlockWar
Could we have, like, a banana for scale?
Pelican3
Is the glass octopus named Paige?
BurrhusBacchus
snoogns
Damn, is it the fird already?
barbarian818
Is that glass octopuses internal organ (brain?) actually bio-luminescent? Or is it just picking up the submersible lights really well?
Bluefasa
Bioluminescence is typically very faint, everything you see here are just from the flood lighting behind the camera
RitzBitz25
I'm torn between wanting to learn everything I can about the ocean, yet also being completely terrified of it
whooshby
I’m still going to call her Freckles.
Voygt
maybe they meant the 1teenth of November?
skrimg59
so dope
HardlyCushing
That’s the most beautiful dickheaded animal I’ve ever seen
MisadventurousFlapJack
I had such a hectic day today and seeing these little dudes just hanging around in the water I have to wonder what they have to do down there. Do they play? Or socialise? How do they while away the hours?
executivedisfunction
Almost all waking hours are spent lurking or eating something. Food is scarce, prey is wary, there are bigger predators about, so full focus is needed to survive.
Bluefasa
They DANCE!
AnOceanOfStars
Now imagine they were all 3 miles wide.
executivedisfunction
"Glass Squid" looks very octopus like. 8 equal length arms?
sbtge
correct, it's a glass octopus, Ocean Conservancy has a few good photos where you catch the reflective nodes in their webbing, and you can easily identify it by the glowing organ in its head
starkeclipse
What is that flooring other anyway? Heart? Brain?
Bluefasa
Absolute mistake, it's a glass octopus, Imgur is refusing to update the post right now. Midwater octopuses are not something I'm used to
BoomerTheYounger
Damn plastics contamination! Look like that cephalopod accidentally swallowed a glo-in-the-dark dildo?
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TheRealBunn
That siphonophore is very very scary.
potatoqueen
I think they meant the 1nd
Greyeyes1973
Mystery squid looks like cthulu and a manatee had a baby
sorrybotsorry
This is fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
the fird of november when cephalopods rose up to claim their due, as was foretold
TheFunionKnight
So sayeth the wise alaundo
FoxAffair
I come to this site for this kind of content, but came to the comments for "fird".
GoodJuJuuu
Fivetold
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
See, I saw that I missed that chance, but then I thought 'sixtold' would work better, and then I compromised and ate a peanut butter n jelly sandwich
Bluefasa
Remember remember, the firstteenth of November
spectreofcarthage
The tentacle treason and plot?!?!
ToCrushYourEnemiesSeeThemDrivenBeforeYouToHearTheLamentation
I should see no reason, that the cephalopodian treason should ever be forgot.
zollies
redtails2649
How deep were they?
dfhowes
Well, the first video shows some stats, one of which is depth. 757m = 2483.596 ft = 413.932 fathoms = 425.75 refrigerators.
Bluefasa
Around 2000 meters down, but all of these videos are taken during the ascent of madness
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Wonder if they ever turn the lights off so they can see if any have bioluminescence?
Bluefasa
This has been done in the past, frequently it's very informative!
iusedtodream
Delightful!
ImSickOfTheseDolphins
It’s sooo pretty - thanks for sharing! Though I’m starting to miss the Tiburonias…
Bluefasa
Not including Imgur, they've only been seen 23 times ever, so we'll probably never see them again...
splungedude
I'll never tire of this joke
ToCrushYourEnemiesSeeThemDrivenBeforeYouToHearTheLamentation
I too crave brunch, maybe not as much as someone on a long ass science deep water boat ride.
Nanntuckett
Do animals that deep have sensitive eyes? I feel like shining anything on them is like us looking into the sun.
Bluefasa
If they were upset by the light, they'd avoid it. And fun fact, on the sonar you can see a large amount of biomass avoiding the ROV
HOLAKOOO
This is the kind of post where i would start an acct just to thank you. Thank you @OP for posting. I especially like the conditional data.
Butterbeast
I am thrilled to see this, thank you!
drduffer
#3 “Hold very still. Their eyesight is based on movement!” Squid, probably.
NateintheNorth
More like the rules of the deep ocean are #1 conserve energy #2 don't go too deep #3 don't go too shallow
drduffer
True!
ROLANDFIDDLEMORE
#5 be careful visiting the titanic.
Bluefasa
#4 don't go too greedily
CaptainHyperbole
1rd?
Affray
1)I worked with Guatemalan and Honduran guys years ago and they'd write 1nd, 4rd, 6st, etc. They knew it needed a suffix but didn't know the
Affray
2)English words for the numbers and figured something was better than nothing.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
Wrd.
CursedSleep
Fird
threalbigC
Sigh commented this before I saw yours.
CitizenPrime
9st
Beefkins
Built 1rd tough.
Bluefasa
You (h)rd me
MidasTheAlchemist
I don't make anyone hard.
MosquitoHawker
I tried to say 1rd in my head and had a small stroke
elbowdeepinadictator
The best response.
bildschoen
See you in a couple of days!
PotatOSLament
In my head I quietly say 1st as “onest” before correcting it to “first”.
michagoose
wake up, wake up, wake up…. It’s the 1rd of the month…
sochilln
threalbigC
Fird
JStengah
Yeah, the day before the 2th
Ohyesireallydidthat
Not after? 3th or 4rd?
NateintheNorth
Haha tooth
AstrophysicsDork
Yep, and then the 4nd
SpaceballsTheComment
Unrelated, but as a kid I thought 4WD on a car was a fancy way of spelling "forward". Which totally made sense, that's the general direction cars go most of the time, right?
hogeyegrex
3st
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Oooooh! I wanna be sealed too!!!!
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