Inner Space - New Species Discovered

New species of Squid
21 December 2001
Unknown deep-sea squid recorded by Tiburon
MOSS LANDING, California—MBARI remotely operated vehicle Tiburon recorded observations of an unknown species of squid during dives off the coast of Oahu in May 2001. Images of this animal, along with seven other submersible sightings of apparently related individuals found at similar depths in the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans are reported on in this week's issue of the journal Science. MBARI scientists estimate that the individual seen by Tiburon was between four and five meters in length.

Research article: M. Vecchione, et al. Worldwide observations of remarkable deep-sea squids. Science, Vol 294, 21 December 2001, 2,505-2,506.

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[protecter77]

hey do you know the name of the song??

[bry3500]

@protecter77 Surfing the Alpha - Hugo Race and the True Spirit..from the CD 'Ambuscado"

[halolwtf]

/watch?v=IUgC0zCgQyA

UNKNOWN SPECIES DISCOVERED IN WESTERN SUMATRA

[tthighs]

the first images were captured in 2001 but it is still pretty damn cool to see something different. This has to be one of the cooliest sea creatures by far.

[haz020190]

looks like one of the big fin squid. theyre only recenty discovered.

joints in their arms give them the appearance of elbows..

[frumiousbandersnatch]

It has...elbows.

[SycamoreHill14]

I wonder how it tastes...

[rizzam99]

looks like a squid

[sersarsor]

@theandrewbert wtf....it's an animal....

[theandrewbert]

this "squid" is terror incarnate

the first one of the species was fished up in 1907 which can only lead me to the conclusion that a rift to hell must have opened in the deep sea sometime during 1905

[danialmouse]

Yes! A New Food We Humans Can Eat

[Jewelrylover111]

Whoa. Its the slender-man of the sea.

[angeloCOZ]

@peter3f lets just say that its deep enough that the pressure would crush human skulls