Magnapinna BigFin Squid Attacking | Deep Ocean ROV Footage
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2023
- This video was taken by my coworker via a work class ROV in the deep ocean. The video shows a Magnapinna (big fin, nightmare squid) using its arms in a way that has not been seen before. As i write this i believe there are 9 videos of the squid released to the public. Scientists can only speculate how they hunt their prey. Currently it is believed that the squid drags it's arms along the bottom of the ocean. I think this video displays that the squid can use some type of elasticity to shoot its arms out to catch prey.
Regardless, I am happy to share with you a rare glimpse of the Magnapinna squid.
Video credit to "That Boy" (rov pilot)
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We love you!!!!!!! Keep doing what you do !!!!!!!! We appreciate it !!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you bigfin squid !!!!
Indeed!!! Hey I want to see you eating something. Soooo lets plan that.
@@TahoeDeep gotta find me first, I can't survive up there :)
@Magnapinna squid I'll be back in your neck of the woods in 3 weeks :) that's for commenting and watching my videos of you and your friends
ahh nuts, when did these squids gain access to the internet xD
This is so nuts to watch. I would have never guessed the appendages would be able to move so rapidly. Even in the water it seems like they'd be too long and heavy
Others made the point that the fast movements are probably due to the currents caused by the vehicle filming this, instead of the animal actively moving the appendages. The animal is getting sucked in.
Like the above comment says, likely turbulence from the ROV. Also, at 2:37 on the bottom left side of the screen you can see what looks like as least 1 of its tentacles getting sucked into the ROV's propeller, so it was probably freaking out as a defensive reaction as well.
@@TP-op9bb I think this is kind of unlikely. Looking at the depth/alt info at the top you can see the ROV is barely moving. While it is possible that the reason the squid started to move so wildly is because one of the tentacles got caught in something, I doubt the ROV itself is even capable of causing anywhere near enough turbulence to propel the creature that violently on its own. Also unlikely that it was due to natural ocean currents because the ROV itself would have also been caught up in them, but it barely moved. You also need to remember that Magnapinna squids are HUGE, those tentacles are likely 30+ feet long, so in order for the ROV to get most of the squid within the view of the camera, it had to be a good distance away from it to begin with to be able to fit it within the frame. I do think it's possible that the reason the squid reacted may have been due to some sort of collision with one of the tentacles, but its speedy movements and the majority of the actions with its tentacles were probably done mostly under its own power.
@@pbjandahighfive The depth/alt readings only measure the subs vertical movement, not horizontal though, so you can't really use that to determine how much the ROV is moving.
As far as ocean currents go, I never mentioned them being a factor, though you can see the marine snow changing course when it started thrashing around, though whether that is from ocean currents, the ROV, or from its own movements it's hard to say. It is still important to note though that currents would affect something as delicate as magnapinna a lot more than a sturdy, compact ROV.
Regarding getting all 30+ feet of it in frame, it is only fully in frame in the beginning. As the ROV gets closer the view is cut off until the angle changes and we're seeing it from below, so it wouldn't have needed to be very far at that point to see all of it.
And idk, maybe since the magnapinna uses filament coiling to control its tentacles, the recoil alone from it suddenly retracting them could cause it to flail like that? I really couldn't say, but at the very least I don't believe what it was doing was an intentional "attack"/hunting behavior, which was the point of my original comment.
@@pbjandahighfive Have you ever seen footage of animals being caught in ROV intake? It looks just like this. That's far more believable than the animal naturally moving this way.
Unreal. This is why I find water creatures--unconfirmed or already catalogued--so fascinating! Deep water is truly the Last Frontier of our planet in my opinion.
I agree fren.
Yeah and it is a demonstration what life is capable of achieving in these lightless conditions. This means the moon of Jupiter called Europa may actually have life under its thick icy exterior. Even though it's so far from the sun that it's too cold, it gets warmer as you get closer to the nucleus of the moon and the outer layer of ice acts like a thermal insulation to keep everything deep inside warm. Maybe warm enough to host life???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Skiwisisjk
So wen will we reach the inner crust?
@@jackrabbit. nothing wrong with looking both ways
I love that usually people play spooky music when showing this funky guy, but this just has some nice lovely music for the ocean spaghetti alien
How can something look so ethereal and also look like the stuff of nightmares
Soon we will be posting a video of a newborn, 1 foot long magnapinna. I actually think its kinda cute. At the same time I agree, this 40ft specimen will give me nightmares.
@@TahoeDeep Hi Tahoe, I run the internet's largest archive for magnapinna footage. What's the best way I can contact you about this newborn footage?
@@TahoeDeep THIS ONE IS 40 FEET?!?!
Don't you think the squid could've gotten caught up in the current caused by the ROV and that caused its weird "aggressive" movements? A lot of deep see animals get jostled in similar ways when they get to close to ROVs
i was wondering the same thing
Defintely doesnt look natural for it. What would it be hunting/attacking anyway?
It looked like the ROV decided to follow too closely and hit a trailing arm with a prop, sending the squid into its reaction.
That's exactly what happened
@@dawnrosewood7060 nothing, doesnt it feed by dragging tentacles along the seafloor? It has no need to hunt and nothing to attack it
Amazing, the previous census on sea spider like appendages made it easier for people not to fear the appearance of big fins, but the acceleration and articulation in this is pure gold in learning more about the species. I'm proud to say I have witnessed this .
It looks like the ROV's current was at least partially responsible for this. If you watch the marine snow you can see the movement of current. This doesn't look like natural movement and I'd be very surprised if it were. The footage is incredible regardless
Youre exactly what the science community needs man, people like you are why humanity is where it is not the stuffy stuck in thier ways ones that are prevalent now. Stay the course sir and youll be a hero on humanity like others before you
Will do mam! I'll try my best.
Its eactly the opposite people taking other videos crappily cropping out any of the Identifiable info on the original video like the date/time and the other part of the coordinates, so they can just repost it with some clickbaity title or make up some stories for clout are the worst. I mean the shell logo on the lower left is still partially visible.@MagnapinnaArchive is what your looking for and should get the praise.
Rather than the squid being aggressive I think the rapid movements were caused by some sort of current, these are thought to be filter feeders which make sense if you look at similar creatures with long tentacles like jellyfish and Portuguese man-o-wars it definitely looks like it was being dragged.
Even if it’s a filter feeder, the squid could still be mobile to avoid predators, maybe confusing them with their long limbs
I have witness then moving fast and doing some crazy things when a ROV is nowhere near it. I am starting to think its not a filter feeder... more like a Humboldt squid i think it hunts.
They are quite deep and are quite small head wise to hunt. Imo I think they eat mostly detritus
@@TahoeDeepis there any data on the wake/turbulence of the ROV? e.g. the reach at depth
+ how far away the squid may have been
I don’t think this is good evidence for aggressive behavior. As others have mentioned, the squid’s behavior is likely being changed by the presence of the ROV and perhaps it approaching too close. And as others have mentioned, the movement seems random and the tentacles going in and out of the light source make them look like they’re flashing around faster than they are. I can’t even identify any prey the squid was after, so again, this could be a response to current or a scary glowing box (the ROV). And now this video is being cited by the Magnapinna Wikipedia article to suggest aggressive behavior. We should be caution about how we interpret this video; it’s a snapshot in time.
I agree with you mostly. What I find interesting is the locomotion showing it has the ability to move its arms like that, I think it's evidence that they are more of a hunter than previously thought. Usually, when I encounter these, they are pretty lethargic, although I find the adults to be far more animated than the young. I will be posting some more examples in the near future.
I have a hypothesis concerning their hunting ability.
I was talking to my friend who filmed this today, and I'll get his story recorded on a podcast or video soon. I believe it attacked because it was scared in this case. But for now, I have yo get back to work and hopefully see some more of these before we head for port.
@@TahoeDeep Fair enough, I hope you see more. It would be so cool if one day you saw one with prey!
@@TahoeDeep wait, I thought we've only seen juveniles.
So why does it move the tentacles in directions that ARENT TOWARD THE ROV,? It's bs the thing lashed out, and you all just can't handle what you're seeing.
@@TahoeDeepDid you look at the ROV to see it there were parts of the appendages trapped in the ROV? Because the ROV made the squid twirl.
Im not versed at all in the machinery thats used, but to me it appears like the ROV is following and gets too close and a tentacle gets wrapped up in one of the propellers and the squid panics and tries to escape. that's just me.
This is amazing footage, it almost seems like something was tugging on its tentacles before it became aggressive. Could this possibly be a defensive maneuver?
Maybe. I have to ask the pilot who filmed this more details. Whether or not it attacked unprovoked or defensively, I think the capability and movement is a pretty cool development. Not sure that was known before.
This isn't an attack. The squid got caught in the rotor wash of the sub. Nothing moves like that naturally, but that's exactly how siphonophores move when they're caught in motor currents.
0:51 . It can move like that.
@@Pecora0ra That isn't even remotely similar movement.
@@dominichowell961 watch the speed of the tentacle and how it curls up, proving it's flexibility and speed
@@Pecora0ra Flexibility and speed doesn't mean it can twirl around like a pinwheel whenever it wants though. The movement at the end looks exactly like what you'd expect to happen if an animal got caught in the ROV's current.
@@dominichowell961 The author of the video already expressed the fact that the ROV was plenty distance away from the squid and it couldn't have caused the initial reaction. The reaction after, though, maybe.
Excellent work. I'm loving this evolution of your hobby into something so completely real and grounded in your day to day.
Thank you very much! im loving it.
i dont know much about squid, but i do know rapid motion like that doesnt naturally come from limbs that slender; im fairly certain the poor thing got caught in the rov's propwash, we can even see one of its tentacles get pulled into the motor on the lefthand side of the screen starting at around 2:50 and reduced to a pinkish ring of material in the water that rises from the bottom of the screen at about 2:53
we're talking about an animal that spends all its time in an environment with water so still particulate matter floats from the surface unperturbed, then the rov comes thru, powered by turbulence, and messes up the squid's day, possibly even condemning it do death, cause if there's blood in the water, something hungry is gonna come to see what got injured.
interesting video, but i worry for the squid, cause that animal was in immense pain as it swam away.
TL;DR, that wasn't an attack, the poor thing got mulched by the rov's props
I know where you are coming from and ive considered that. It was just so far away from the rov that I think it could explain the end of the reach of motion but would not initiate the movement. I will be working at great depths in the near future and hope we can replicate it near bottom and not in water collum.
I've filmed this a few times now. New videos will be out really soon of a adolescent. The smallest I've seen is about 1 foot in length and the video should be up later this week. I think it could be explained with the type of elasticity a bullet shrimp builds in its appendages. Regardless, I've never seen one trolling the bottom and never one with prey in its tenticals.
I appreciate your response.
@@TahoeDeep if by bullet shrimp you mean the mantis shrimp/pistol shrimp, their speed comes from tension they build up in a special horse-saddle shaped piece of their exoskeleton that acts like a spring, where they build up power for a brief period, then release it all at once to crack hard materials with the double impact of the claw followed by the collapsing vacuum cavitation and wall of water pressure.
in the shrimp's case, the force is possible because of the physical properties of the chitin that makes up their exoskeletons, so i doubt the squid is using a similar mechanic to reach high speeds, due to the lack of anything hard other than its beak.
the speed that the squid's tentacles are capable of is actually demonstrated quite effectively at just after 0:50, when it rapidly retracts one of the tentacles on the left side of camera feed.
based upon this behavior, and considering the region of the water column it was present in, it seems reasonable to infer that its feeding strategy is to wait in the nearly stationary water with its tentacles spread out like a series of fishing lines, waiting for something edible to make contact with one, at which point it quickly reels in the line to eat the morsel its collected before whatever its caught has a chance to break free and swim away.
you can see the squid begin to try to escape with earnest at about 0:54 , but due to the incredible length of the squid's tentacles, and the fact that the rov has to pull water thru it's props in order to move, for it to approach the squid, the water the squid was suspended in was being pulled towards the rov, so as the squid tried to swim away, it was pulled closer to the rov at the same time, until around 2:30 where we see the rov's shadow from its headlights overtake the squid's tentacles, at which point the downward/rearward prop wash seems to have blown the tentacles around, causing the squid to recoil them as best it could to try to swim away, but there was clearly too much turbulence for it to fight and it wasn't able to get away until the tentacle that was caught in the intake flow got liquefied.
at the end of the day, i think the rov just got too close to the squid, cause he was basically chasing the poor thing.
there's prolly a minimum range to keep delicate stuff like that squid from getting sucked into the props, and if a critter is swimming away like this squid was trying to, so long as you don't need to be moving in the same direction, it might be best to let it go on its merry way instead of giving chase.
@THar Sul yes pistol shrimp, sorry replying in a hurry before we loose service, headed out to work with that rov today. I know it's not the same exact situation as the shrimp just a well knows example of storing energy and releasing it in sealife. I'm not a biologist, just engineer/rov pilot. When the arm was at its closest at the left side it was likely effected by the rov thruster. Though most of the time it was too far away. The rov can throw a thruster wash about 8 to 10 feet forward. -usually accomplished by thrusting forwards getting some speed and thrusting hard backwards. I do it often on purpose to dust off infrastructure the lazy way.
I don't regret the rovs effort to follow the squid... I sure would and for much longer, a bigfin is hard to come by (although I am pretty certain I will see one this week where we Re operating... extremely deep even for rovs) thank for the comment wish I had more time to chat
@@TahoeDeep no prob, have fun at work or whatever :p
@@thejadedmayan are you ok?
bumping a weeks old comment, where i had been having a pleasant and informed conversation about the matter with the channel's owner, just to point out the caveat i made in my opening remark?
if this is how you choose to spend your time, you should turn off the computer and go outside, cause that isn't a healthy response.
take some time to interact in public, where behavior like this will get you criticized, cause you need to learn some manners.
wait, how do we know it was attacking, as opposed to being caught up in the counter currents from the ROV's jets? :0
Well the movments it's makes when far away from the ROV when it extends its tenticals back towards the ROV
@@TahoeDeep if it's attempting to escape losing an arm is a better option than the body being injured
idk why but this squid went from looking like “eldritch alien horror from the deep” to just being playful and happy to be there
Pretty sure this was confirmed as the squid being disturbed by the sub and thrown away by the displacement
“Confirmed”? Wdym… this is the original source for the video and he does an interview with the pilot of the ROV (his coworker )
The channels that re-upload this footage with nothing added but a creepy soundtrack make me so angry.
Absolute mind poison.
Amazing, absolutely beautiful. You did the right thing by posting it. This is the greatest video ever!!!
This video has answered so many questions I had about bigfin squids!!! Amazing!!!
Looks like the ROV got too close, made the squid uncomfortable, and then the squid started to retaliate and got one of its tentacles stuck. I think the squid then coiled up the rest of its arms and then kinda just let the now damaged arm drag behind it as it fled from the ROV
keep up the good work lad, me and the boys are super proud of ya
i was talking to @MagnapinnaArchive about the behavior seen starting at 0:52 with the arm suddenly coiling up - this is probably the best footage that exists of this behavior but I guess this type of arm/tentacle contraction has been discussed in previous research. Which portions of the video were you thinking that demonstrate hunting?
Just the way it extends its arms. I will be interviewing my coworker who was piloting the ROV it made him jump. Before I though that I would be unlikely that it can animate its arms so much.
Also shortly I will be posting a baby big fin squid about 1 foot near the seafloor that swam by the rov as we were sampling some bacteria on a peice of infrastructure.
Fun fact: We’ve never seen an adult magnapinna squid, so the one in the video is a juvenile
The movement of the appendages looks almost like how snakes propel themselves. I feel like that should take a lot of coordination with multiple limbs moving that way simultaneously
Here from /x/. Loved this video, good luck for the future.
Thank you! You too!
At 2:40 what is the black line at the right part of the footage. It seems way too large and fast even for the squid. Same at 2:51 theres in the lower left corner something that looks like the arm but its as if disconnected. What is this stuff?
Unreal. You’ve done it again!!!
IM SO HAPPY THERES NEW FOOTAGE OF THIS SQUID
what is it even moving towards to? from this perspective i can't even tell if it's trying to get to something in the abyss or attacking the camera
bro if i had legs like that i’d be constantly worrying that some shark is just gonna come over and slurp em up
Assuming the ROV wasn’t influencing the squid’s movements in any way and they were as ‘deliberate’ as a squid’s movements can be, I’m not really sure that flailing long thin tendrils around and maybe throwing a jab to touch you with one of them is an act of predation… almost strikes me as the opposite. As if the tiny squishy squid is offering a single disposable tentacle to not be eaten by the giant glowing monster
That's a good theory, I seen one with a missing tentacle a few weeks back, also have a new video of a 3 foot adolescent with a missing tentacle.
In the area i have found a high density of the Magnapinna i also find a mind blowing amount of "rare" deep sea cucumbers... they swim around and have transparent stomachs with almost glowing pink organs... just realized when researching for this comment they are rare... Ive seen about 2,000 if them. I have noticed these two creatures are always close to each other and i am starting to think the squid eats them. The purple sea cucumber is slow but when disturbed it can swim at a moderate pace, i can only imagine this is why the bigfin will rapidly move its tentacles to ensnare the prey. I would like to catch a sea cucumber and throw it at the bigfin but i would be fired so till i catch one in the act of hunting/eating i can only hypothesize.
Good thinking though on the sacrificial limb theory, you could very well be correct sir.
@@TahoeDeep thanks for the reply! Shame you can’t take a more direct approach! Wish your bosses were more understanding of your scholastic intentions
@@alexanderbowlby4568 haha its okay, they just make fun of me because i love the sealife so much.. thanks for commenting and watching buddy
How long does it live for? Like how many years is it
Bro is the final boss of deep sea
Isn't it just rapidly swimming away - the tentacles then are foreshortened by its direction of flight?
Wow, I would have never expected they could do that. Incredible video
Hey could it be it got caught in the thrusters vortex?
It got quite some attack surface
How long is it ?
WOW that thing is super quick as soon as it wants to be! Even at 0.5x, the speed and extent of its reaction was scary fast
the fast movement is likely caused by the filming vehicle affecting the currents near it. The animal is getting "sucked in".
@@vaahtobileet what is this nonsense?
@@jmas679 What do you mean? It seems obvious, once I read it. The water currents are moving rapidly because the vehicle is moving, so once the animal hits the current, it moves rapidly. The animal is likely not capable of moving its appendages this fast and dexterously. It's getting "sucked in" by the intake or propeller or whatever creating vortexes.
@@vaahtobileet it's a theory. Though I can't say I'm convinced one way or the other given how limited our information is
I love magnapinnidae. This is beautiful. Good video.
The tentacles are so long. When it attacks the camera does it even get close to it?
Any word on with the pilot thinks of the size?
Love your vids❤
Thanks buddy
How do they procreate
I’d have to guess the rov hit the squid, and the squid just got scared and fled. The movements are very bizarre tho
Half of what you said I can agree with. Last week I watched one do this far away from the rov. I don't think it would try to attack something as large as a workclass rov but I think it would display some crazy movement and some tentical whipping if scared.
what is exactly happening? what is being hunt and when was it caught?
How big is this squid?
What’s the size of this thing or scale reference? Thanks
Can't be 100% sure but my best guess is around 40ft
Well that is impressive then!
amazing, is there any way to determine the size of it?
I would estimate from experience about 40ft. I'll ask the pilot what he thinks since he had more time looking at it through multiple cameras for perspective
Incredible footage
Absolutely fantastic
What is it attacking?
Amazing footage
i love how it didnt even attack
Damn imagine how hurtfully bright this is to a squid, it lives in such a depth where barely any light can be seen, and we pointing a flashlight right at him🤣
This is super cool to see! It’s like a spider! That’s crazy! Tell your friend to find Architeuthis next please :)
That's the plan! I really want to find one. One of my favorite creatures and to film one at 5k plus feet is one of my life goals.
Is it possible that rather than aggressive behaviour its curious, and its just trying to investigate the sub?
Maybe the only way it can get its tentacles to move more precisely is by thrusting them into the direction it wants them to go? Kinda like throwing a rope towards something.
I mean, that looks more like it’s getting caught in a current created by the ROV
What kind of ambient noises are heard at such depths?
This is my work ROV, it actually has no audio input. But the equipment I use in Tahoe picks up sound.. kinda hard to describe but it's on the camera drops from a few months ago.
@@TahoeDeep
Thank you for responding. I will "go fishing" for the videos.
Is this recent footage? So awesome
and here i thought that thing is already scary with it size, and now i know it can move so fckin fast, goddammn... look like i have a new nightmare tonight
how long is this specimen
40-50 ft long
What Is It Attacking tho
I wonder if their tentacles ever get tangled
Me too
you are a gift to us all
I'm just a curious dude thank you. Your support keeps us going
Whatever you Do Don't GO Close To it It Will Attack
It’s tentacles remind me of a flowing cape or dress, it’s like a fairy imo, it’s really beautiful just watching flow in the water lol
Did you know that I’m new to your channel🤨
This is why I'm not going to the sea again
has anyone ever been able to study one and see if they have any specialized tentacles? like cuttlefish with their grabby pads
very cool Chase =)
Thanks Rob!
Is this a baby magnapinna he captured ???
I wonder if the Magnapinna squid likes spaghetti or not
Awesome video! Hope you make it to the Baltic!
I hope so too!
yea man the baltic sea anomaly is a good site (if it's still there)
Have you asked the pilot what he thinks on the size?
The pilot is a coworker of mine, I also pilot this sub. I've been able to go back and see the other video files and sonar data.
This little guy has a mantel of about 2.5 feet. The length of the tenticals range from 9 feet to 25 feet.
From my experience based on the size and behavior this squid is young. I cannot guess the age because I just don't have enough examples to estimate.
I've seen newborn magnapina that are only 1.5 feet total. I've also seen tenticals that extend over 35 feet (and that's being conservative)
The larger magnapina I have encountered are much more animated. The tenticals can retract and extend in seconds. My best hypothesis is they hunt Enypniastes eximia.
The largest I have encountered would dwarf this squid. It's rare to see the body/mantel of specimens that size. When we encountered them both times all you see is tenticals extending down from over 40ft up and when you back up and try to gain altitude the squid shoots away, they are timid and very fast when fully grown.
@@TahoeDeep i’m sorry, but how would a magnapinna be able to subdue a Enypniastes
this squid looks like an angel
A frightening yet beautiful creature.
Magnapinna: "I shall simply float here"
Random current: 😏
It looks like an angel flying through the water ...
☮️🦑
Thank you A7f is great by the way.
More Like a demon but still fucking amazing
to me it looks like you chased after it and it got accidently attached to the ROV with the end of its tentacles being so fine it couldn't be seen, so then the pilot tried to pull away but as the ROV started to suddenly descend rapidly it got dragged down and dragged about in the wake before snapping free and escaping. :judging by the depth gauge and the fact the tentacles seem to briefly touch the screen
I would agree. Definitely unnatural movement from the creature. I thought it got caught in the current but judging by the way the one tentacle seems right up on the ROV I think the pilot got caught on it and took it for a ride
@@douglastaylor6856 The tentacle probably got stuck in some kind of intake current on the ROV
Beautiful
After going to @TahoDeep to watch the full clip it looks like it might have gotten scared away by the ROV as before it starts moving fast it was swimming peacefully and if you look at the sides of the screen there seems to be a translucent thin appendage right before it starts spinning which leads me to believe that it might have been moving that fast and in that odd way to bring back as much of its arms as possible since there is a likelihood that whatever, if anything eats this thing it probably also likes to munch on a few tentacles
Well that’s my two cents but I’m no expert 😅
Was it attacking the rov or another sea animal?
It was caught in the backwash of the props.
This is awesome! Do you know what it's trying to attack?
Hopefully going to do a little interview with my coworker who took the video, history about how it scared him is pretty funny.
@@TahoeDeep I’m on land and it scared me a bit. I can’t imagine stumbling upon one of these…
These creatures fascinate me
It looks like it’s being torn apart. I’m almost certain that’s a current
I ensure you no squid was injured in this video.
It's not attacking, the ROV ran into it. Still a very cool video.
Well we didn't run into it, at the same time i dont think it would intently attack a several thousand pound ROV
@@TahoeDeep I mean, if you look closely, you can kind of see the filament near the camera
genuinely horrifying. imagine getting caught by that thing.
Id rather not. it might surprise people but for someone who pilots ROVs and is working towards manned submersibles im terrified of deep water... ever since i was a child ive had nightmares about deep water/ deep tunnels.
Its funny in this video looks beautiful majestic, in the video with the green light and creepy music nightmare fuel.
Such unsettling yet fascinating creature, don't think anyone knows but how deadly are they?
Until this video, I think it was assumed that they fed on plankton and other small organisms. The behavior it demonstrates in this video is unexpected.
These things live too deep for you to ever encounter one, lol
From what lives in their environment I hypothesize they eat the purple sea chickens..aka sea cucumbers? Just a guess at this point. I have spent countless hours at the depth and there is not much plankton at all.
The smallest creatures are shrimp (5 inch sprimp)
I think it was trying to balance itself since the slightest current turns them into a pile of noodles
He started playing OctoDad at the end
That was beautiful
Thanks buddy, I feel the same way. This is my favorite deep sea creature to observe.
Awesome
Well I thought I was gonna sleep tonight but my plans changed ig
2:40 wth
No you are not supposed to do that. You're supposed to be a slow moving creature.
Looks like a 🪁 under water
This video is a citation on the Bigfin Squid article on Wikipedia. Congrats 😊 It's exciting to learn more about this animal, its capabilities and its behaviour.
Thanks yes I noticed that just a few days ago :) I hope to fill in the gaps of information that still exist. I don't think they are very rare at all, its just that they live so deep.