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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: ABX on November 14, 2013, 01:40:57 am

Title: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: ABX on November 14, 2013, 01:40:57 am

Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam

Video at link
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=193_1379475235#SYVfx0fymLr2pIoL.99

Very strange. Some sort of massive jellyfish or floating algae colony?

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: Lando Lincoln on November 14, 2013, 01:45:01 am

Sheet of plastic?

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: ABX on November 14, 2013, 01:49:13 am

Comments say it is a Jellyfish known as a Deepstaria reticulum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepstaria_reticulum

(http://www.mbari.org/news/feature-image/stygiomedusa-450.jpg)

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: Scottftlc on November 14, 2013, 01:49:44 am

Or something like a very large parachute or tarp...?  It isn't a "monster" that's for sure.

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: Scottftlc on November 14, 2013, 01:50:30 am

Jellyfish makes sense

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: truth_seeker on November 14, 2013, 02:17:03 am

It is the giant Obamablob and it aims to suck you dry.

Title: Re: Massive Unidentified Sea Monster caught on Oil-Rig Cam
Post by: Oceander on November 18, 2013, 06:44:53 pm

Giant cuttlefish, octopus, or squid, perhaps?

A cuttlefish:

(http://www.oceanwideimages.com/images/14353/large/giant-cuttlefish-24M1611-74D.jpg)

I realize that most cuttlefish are rather small - the biggest subspecies grows to about 20 inches - but then again, there are still plenty of unknowns in the murky depths.