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Wonder of Science

A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as E/V Nautilus encounters the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.

Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=9D0eyl7-XQ

#ocean #nature #science

144 comments
Steffi the Redhead

@wonderofscience the beginning looks like an eye. The abyss is staring back at you!

Covidiocracy

@wonderofscience Gorgeous, it's like a sea peacock. A seacock.

Bizzacore

@wonderofscience that's crazy, it's so gorgeous!

Can't help but feel like it looks like a Mishimoto Jeep headlight though 😂

Cat Power

@wonderofscience is this real??? It looks like something out of the new Avatar movie!

Carol S.

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Oh my! That jellyfish is just jaw-droppingly beautiful!! Thanks for posting!

JennyD

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Mesmerizing! I could watch this for hours. Imagine it on a screen the size of your entire wall. Oh wow oh wow. My kind of thing.

CaseyL

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Oh. My. GOD. What a gorgeous, gorgeous creature! What an amazing thing to see!

runs with scissors

@wonderofscience this is absolutely fascinating! Like watching an underwater light up ballet! 😮

Mike Bloomfield

@wonderofscience Just so beautiful and yet another insight into the diversity of life on our small planet. We need to preserve ALL life on our planet. Thank you for posting this.

Cat West

@wonderofscience Who needs a brain when you’re this gorgeous?

Me

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It's beautiful, almost makes me cry.

Debby Ryan

@wonderofscience Wow this is mesmerizing! There is so much to wonder at on Mastodon!

Alan Clegg :unverified:

@wonderofscience _ As a SCUBA Diver, I'm absolutely amazed and terrified at the biodiversity of the ocean.

Anyone interested in going diving? Roatan or Bonaire?

Deb Thuman

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OMG! That's a gorgeous critter. Looks kind of like an eye.

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