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Deep Sea Superorganism Video Footage

By Robert Birming in Science & Tech on Dec 25, 2008 at 4:22 pm


This video, filmed at a depth of 770 meters, shows a bioluminescent deep-sea siphonophore – a large organism consisting of many different organisms.

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  1. renderanything
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    I, Kent Brockman, welcome our new siphonophoric overlords.

  2. CheeseDuck
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Its like a man-of-war TO THE MAX

  3. zav
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Turbo Extreeme to the max. Dang. I heart biology.

  4. zav
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

    SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! It's monster Siphonophore MADNESS!!

  5. Lindsey
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 9:39 pm

    Thought this said deep sea super-orgasm for a moment. Alas it is not so.

  6. JetClarke
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    It's like a swimming oozing Christmas tree! With built-in lights too!

  7. HollywoodBob
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

    I don't know if I should be in awe, or running for my life.

  8. Justin
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

    Oh that's way cool. I wonder if that is how complex organisms like ourselves first developed. Different organisms showed up and began to play more and more specific roles until one day they became inseparable. I'll have to remember this next time I talk to a creationist because I guarantee they will have never heard of siphonophores.

  9. liphttam1
    Dec 25th, 2008 at 11:46 pm

    looks like a jellyfish,eel,squid,octopus,seaweed, and all those glowing fishies!

  10. seekshelter
    Dec 26th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    its the rat king's deep sea cousin...

  11. Frau
    Dec 26th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

    It reminds me of a chandelier by Chihuly. It is interesting that there are several "things" coexisting with each other.

    I wonder if we could see it in a battle against previously posted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/10/30/it-came-from-the-deep/

  12. Magzilla
    Dec 26th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Cthulhu, is that you?!

  13. Geekazoid
    Dec 26th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

    Ugh, deep sea organisms freak me OUT. Shudder.

  14. Kitten
    Dec 26th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    for realz? that's cool. creepy and cool.

  15. DOJ
    Dec 27th, 2008 at 6:48 am

    Rorschach = Karma Sutra page 28

  16. Rocky Rook
    Dec 27th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    I won't sleep well tonight.

  17. Lol
    Dec 27th, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    Neat Stuff! I don't get why there are people saying its creepy...there are much uglier things that have been posted here...
    And...am I the only one who noticed V6 on the insert video? Seeing JE bands on a popular American blog makes me kinda happy.
    V6 is a Japanese music group, btw.

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