Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean

Just goes to show how much is still unknown to us..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091122/..._marine_census

over the next couple of years they are gonna find some really wicked stuff!!!

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Originally Posted by merdcme

over the next couple of years they are gonna find some really wicked stuff!!!

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Agreed, I find the numbers of species found, catalogued, and the theorical number of unknown species to be staggering. The next few years will definitely being interesting. Don't know about yall, but I'm looking forward to reading their books once the census is complete.

I love deep sea life. Every time I catch something on TV about it I'm fixated. My friend that works offshore sent me this video of a deep sea squid they caught on an ROV camera.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1..._creatrueX.jpg

That is an amazing video....I know that they had stated that they have never really been able to capture one on film before.

My son just did a huge shcool project and one of the references stated that they estimate that they estimate over 9 million undocumented species. Pretty amazing!!

Anything "unknown" always sparks my interests. I always wanted to be a marine biologist so I could discover new species on marine life. I especially like marine life because of the alien like looks all the species have!

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Originally Posted by orphan

I love deep sea life. Every time I catch something on TV about it I'm fixated. My friend that works offshore sent me this video of a deep sea squid they caught on an ROV camera.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1..._creatrueX.jpg

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I remember seeing this vid last year. That squid is amazing! You should also check out the vampire squid. Its just as cool as that one.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

I remember seeing this vid last year. That squid is amazing! You should also check out the vampire squid. Its just as cool as that one.

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U talking about the Vampire squid they had on Planet Earth? That thing was AWESOME!! They way it emits light to fool predators and prey is amazing!

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Originally Posted by illini4x4

U talking about the Vampire squid they had on Planet Earth? That thing was AWESOME!! They way it emits light to fool predators and prey is amazing!

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Its the one that can bring its tentacles up over its head and completely cover itself. It looks like it has a cape on. Like a big round blob it totally seals itself up in its own skin. Was that the same one? They called it a vampire squid.

Theres still so much in this world that we are clueless about.