Thats some Teenager from Greenpeace holding a rubber toy in front of the vidcam to freak them out...
Seriously, that's some pretty cool footage, never seen anything quite like it, could be a giant squid... looks creepingly intelligent
Shell Perdido Oil Platform Creature, page 1
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Topic started on 8-7-2008 @ 02:26 AM by prototism
Looks to be like some sort of squid, except it is oriented in an unusual way, and its true scale can not be determined from the video.
vids.myspace.com...
Not on Youtube or Google video yet.
Anybody have any insight as to what this creature could be?
vids.myspace.com...
Not on Youtube or Google video yet.
Anybody have any insight as to what this creature could be?
reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 03:44 AM by Thain Esh Kelch
Definately real. There's actually some much better footage of the same creature in one of those "OMG-alien-space-creatures-everywhere!!!"-kind of
films, you often see on YouTube. I'll see if I can find it.
Edit: Yeah, knew I had seen it before. Although not footage, there is a very clear picture of the being in the video posted in this thread.
[edit on 8/7/08 by Thain Esh Kelch]
Edit: Yeah, knew I had seen it before. Although not footage, there is a very clear picture of the being in the video posted in this thread.
[edit on 8/7/08 by Thain Esh Kelch]
reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 03:55 AM by defcon5
Here from the BBC:
'Mystery' squid delights scientists
Neat video though.
Edit:
Multiple other video’s are here as well:
New Gigantic Squid Spotted Worldwide
[edit on 7/8/2008 by defcon5]
Mod edit: Fixed BBC link
[edit on 8-7-2008 by Gemwolf]
'Mystery' squid delights scientists
Neat video though.
Edit:
Multiple other video’s are here as well:
New Gigantic Squid Spotted Worldwide
[edit on 7/8/2008 by defcon5]
Mod edit: Fixed BBC link
[edit on 8-7-2008 by Gemwolf]
reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 08:19 AM by Xeros
It's a 'Bigfin' or 'Magnapinnidae' squid.
en.wikipedia.org...
www.mnh.si.edu...
Freaky how their tentacles bend at right angles.
[edit on 8-7-2008 by Xeros]
The bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a very distinctive morphology. They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae. The family is known only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, but some authorities believe the adult creature has been seen: Several videos have been taken of animals nicknamed the "long-arm squid", which appear to have a similar morphology. Since none of the adult specimens have ever been captured or sampled, it remains uncertain if they are the same genus, or only distant relatives.
en.wikipedia.org...
www.mnh.si.edu...
Freaky how their tentacles bend at right angles.
[edit on 8-7-2008 by Xeros]
reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 09:00 AM by Gemwolf
Excellent!
Always something new to learn.
I've watched pretty much all the videos from all the links provided (This one by Xeros is outstanding!) but I just can't find a connection with the "Shell Perdido Oil Platform"...? (Thus no results for my searches.
) I wonder what
exactly is the source of the video? Anyone got a linky link to another site that's possibly hosting the video?
Always something new to learn.
I've watched pretty much all the videos from all the links provided (This one by Xeros is outstanding!) but I just can't find a connection with the "Shell Perdido Oil Platform"...? (Thus no results for my searches.
) I wonder what
exactly is the source of the video? Anyone got a linky link to another site that's possibly hosting the video?reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 09:45 AM by Xeros
Originally posted by Gemwolf
I just can't find a connection with the "Shell Perdido Oil Platform"...? (Thus no results for my searches.
Well I just found another duplicate of the vid, on youtube and dated a week ago, which provides some info:-
www.youtube.com...
This is Aaron Gregory, singer/guitarist of the band Giant Squid. I also work at the AQUARIUM OF THE BAY in San Francisco as a profesional diver. Today (6-27-08) a man who has been installing video equipment at the aquarium for the last several days, come into our husbandry office and asked if we could identify a "creature" that his friend, who works on an oil rig, caught on tape from an ROV. He described a ray like thing with 30ft tentacles!! He wasn't far off as you can see for your self. It doesn't get much more alien than this. I just identified it as belonging to the species Magnapinna, or Big Fin squid, though this one is more commonly known as the Long Arm Squid. They get as big as 5 meters! Take special note of the depth! 7828ft. Enjoy everyone!!
reply posted on 8-7-2008 @ 12:44 PM by Anonymous ATS
""There's almost nothing down there we can't do," he says, "and we see all sorts of cool stuff." Later, as he raises the ROV to the surface, he
plays back video he's shot of huge rays ghosting through the deep and a squid dangling long pink tentacles."
eighth paragraph.
www.popularmechanics.com...
eighth paragraph.
www.popularmechanics.com...
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