Video: Alien Squid at 8,000' deep

[Coral Morphologic]

We just posted the following video on the Morphologic Blog:

Alien Squid

This video was sent to us by a friend who works as a commercial oil rig diver in the Gulf of Mexico. He tells us that it was filmed at 7828 feet deep in the Mississippi Canyon trench on another project that his company is working on. I’m assuming that it was filmed with an unmanned submersible or remote camera. The creature appears to be a type of squid that has evolved incredibly long tentacles that hang downward, jellyfish-style. 8,000 feet deep is a seriously extreme environment, probably low in oxygen, zero light, and little water movement. It is incredible just how much we don’t know about the alien creatures that live at such depths.

Anyone have an ID on this creature?

Cheers,
Colin
Coral Morphologic

 

[turbois300]

man thanks for sharing that one!!!! that thing is creepy!!!! about how large would you guestimate that thing being?? looks like it is HUGE! We really don't know what all is out there.......................

 

[paintballer768]

That is WEIRD!!! Thanks for sharing, I wonder what other kinds of baddies they find down there in the abyss. My only question is, will it do okay in a nano?? :)

 

[ahayes13]

wow, thanks for posting that, it is really cool! kinda scary so many weird things that we dont know about that live in the deep dark depths. i know the deapest trench is like 35000 feet deep, so i wonder what kinda creapies live in that thing. if there are big creapies that live in just 8000 feet.

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

that thing is nuts man it realy makes you wonder what is at the bottom of the bottomyeah know creepy

 

[labman]

link doesn't work

:confused: figuired it out slow I guess direct link

http://coralmorphologic.com/b/2008/08/28/alien-squid-at-8000-unidentified-floating-object

 

[reef-lover]

That thing is awesome...

 

[bkv1997]

Wow.... There are so many cool things in the deep we still don't know about.

 

[sdietz2469]

that thing is weird.... i was once told we know more about outerspace than we know about our own oceans... and i totally believe it...
shane

 

[Tankguy001]

Very cool to see. I'd like them to leave the camera on for a week and see what else comes by

 

[Hypertek99]

Looks cool. That would be cool if we can take a trip to that depth. We'll probably see all sorts of cool things down there.

 

[Reefhabit]

Didn't see the vid but is it an Architeuthis giant squid?

 

[MikeB]

Very cool, thanks for sharing Colin

 

[softiegirl]

very very cool!!!!!!!!! id never look at another television again if i could sit and control that camera at 8000 feet! imagine!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ddiver]

that thing is awesome..

 

[Myteemouse]

Didn't see the vid but is it an Architeuthis giant squid?

no not even close looks like a cross between a squid and the aliens from the movie Independence Day with REALLY long arms

 

[roscoe]

Where is this video? I can't see it.

 

[cntryboi407]

wow. i would've thought it to be some sort of jelly but its appears to have a solid body mass. cool thing to see though!!!!

 

[fenderguy1]

One more reason i will not swim in the ocean...