Alien-like Squid with elbows

joepunk · Nov 25, 2008

There it is, dangling. Looking at you with its creepy elbows

In a few seconds of jerky camerawork, the squid appears with its huge fins waving like elephant ears and its remarkable arms and tentacles trailing from elbow-like appendages.

xUKHCx · Nov 25, 2008

Looks pretty freaky in that video. Very cool.

Article is reasonably interesting too.

Schtumple · Nov 25, 2008

Wow, looks pretty weird, nice find to be honest.

mantic · Nov 25, 2008

Very interesting! Deep sea is very unexplored at this point.

neonblue2 · Nov 25, 2008

themoonisdown09 · Nov 25, 2008

Looks pretty awesome to me.

Abstract · Nov 25, 2008

Awesome.

Now salt it up and put it on our plates. Humans will eat anything, and that looks big enough to feed 1000 people.

And I got a creepy feeling when I saw that this video was made by Shell Oil. I just imagined someone saying, "Look whose habitat we're harming!"

rhett7660 · Nov 25, 2008

Makes you wonder what else is down there that we haven't found yet. That is a lot of ocean to go through.

nplima · Nov 26, 2008

rhett7660 said:
Makes you wonder what else is down there that we haven't found yet. That is a lot of ocean to go through.

says he

STITCHES · Nov 26, 2008

Baby cloverfield?

hayduke · Nov 26, 2008

I give it 6 weeks before someone models a sex toy after it.

Dunno...just the first thing that came to mind...

Killyp · Nov 26, 2008

hayduke said:
I give it 6 weeks before someone models a sex toy after it.

Dunno...just the first thing that came to mind...

Issues.

jmann · Nov 26, 2008

It looks fascinating. I wonder how big they get?

PlaceofDis · Nov 26, 2008

that is awesome. and mind-boggling.

xUKHCx · Nov 26, 2008

jmann4489 said:
It looks fascinating. I wonder how big they get?

From the article

Based on analysis of videos not unlike the one captured at the Perdido site, scientists know that the adult Magnapinna observed to date range from 5 to 23 feet (1.5 to 7 meters) long, Vecchione said. By contrast, the largest known giant squid measured about 16 meters (52 feet) long

Big-TDI-Guy · Nov 26, 2008

The only thing I hate about these Carriers is the fact you can't kill them. I've even pummeled one with 2 LAARKs and 3 Bullseye Tags - and the keep on truckin!

bettykoyle · Nov 26, 2008

i want that as a pet

its amazing

abijnk · Nov 26, 2008

hayduke said:
I give it 6 weeks before someone models a sex toy after it.

Dunno...just the first thing that came to mind...

Sorry, scalp massagers come first.

Very cool find. I love ocean stuff.

RTiii320 · Nov 26, 2008

Wow, thats all i can really say. Im sure in the coming years we will all be amazed at the crazy things they find the deeper they drill.

jmann · Nov 26, 2008

xUKHCx said:
From the article

Oops, glanced right over it.

wadejc85 · Nov 26, 2008

Very cool. I'm loving the name, too. Magnapinna.

GSMiller · Nov 26, 2008

And it was discovered, of all things, by an oil company. They should name her Shelly.

joepunk · Nov 26, 2008

GSMiller said:
And it was discovered, of all things, by an oil company. They should name her Shelly.

As long as the robotic sub operator is not named Frankenstein

sushi · Nov 26, 2008

Very interesting!

mantic said:
Deep sea is very unexplored at this point.

rhett7660 said:
Makes you wonder what else is down there that we haven't found yet. That is a lot of ocean to go through.

Very true.

Speaking of down there...

abiyng87 said:
Sorry, scalp massagers come first.

Snort!

dmr727 · Nov 26, 2008

Wow - that's pretty friggin' creepy. Awesome though.

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