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Scientists Discover Bizarre New Sea Squirt Stalking The Ocean Floor

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday April 24 2019, @11:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the squirtel dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

The depths of the ocean have an otherworldly, alien quality to them, showcasing remarkable beauty like that seen in upside-down mirror pools and the terrifying visions of transparent Eldritch horrors.

The latest discovery, by a team of scientists and explorers currently charting the ocean's five deepest points, falls somewhere in between. 

Exploring the 4.5-mile-deep Java Trench in the Indian Ocean for the first time, Alan Jamieson, chief scientist of the Five Deeps Expedition, ran into this never-before-seen species of sea squirt, casually floating along the ocean floor. The jelly-like creature sailed along in front of the Five Deeps team's deep-sea submarine, in perfect view of the camera, displaying a blue and white balloon-like floater.

Jamieson describes it as a "stalked Ascidean," a type of sea squirt, albeit one we have never laid eyes on before.

"It is not often we see something that is so extraordinary that it leaves us speechless," Jamieson said in a statement. 

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday April 25 2019, @12:41AM (3 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday April 25 2019, @12:41AM (#834572)

    > Exploring the 4.5-mile-deep Java Trench in the Indian Ocean for the first time

    Go to new extreme ecosystem, find new odd stuff. News at 11

    > Bizarre New Sea Squirt Stalking The Ocean Floor

    She's lived here her whole life. I'm pretty sure she thinks that weird big bright fish is both "bizarre" and "stalking" her, while being glad it didn't eat her.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 25 2019, @01:10AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 25 2019, @01:10AM (#834582)

    This story is just messed up. They traveled 7.2 km deep into the ocean and probably collected all sorts of interesting data. All the journalists think people will care about is "aliens" though.

    • (Score: 4, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Thursday April 25 2019, @02:17AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Thursday April 25 2019, @02:17AM (#834592) Journal

      Yeah, well, when she runs off to get her great-grandaddy to come open the can of people, you'll care about the aliens too!

  • (Score: 2) by Bot on Friday April 26 2019, @09:43PM

    by Bot (3902) on Friday April 26 2019, @09:43PM (#835316) Journal

    Well to be honest I came here to check whether the finding was in the Pacific instead, because I could have posted:

    Pretty unsurprising, after Fukushima

    But maybe, the currents...

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