Mysterious Underwater Creature Caught On Camera Identified
- 10 years ago
In April of 2012, an underwater camera on an oil rig picked up on a strange creature 5,000 feet below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. Almost immediately, netizens started speculating what the blob-like organism is.
The vast majority of underwater species remain unknown to us.
In April of 2012, an underwater camera on an oil rig picked up on a strange creature 5,000 feet below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. Almost immediately, netizens started speculating what the blob-like organism is.
Well, the whispers continue about the seemingly odd thing, but marine life experts have concluded it’s a jellyfish. It’s classified as a deepstaria enigmatica. The species is incredibly rare. It was first described in 1967 by F.S. Russell who referred to it as a ‘very enigmatic deep-sea jellyfish’.
The blob captured by the oil rig device actually looks nothing like a jellyfish. This particular organism appears like a slimy sheet uncontrollably drifting through the water’s currents.
“As jellyfish go, this is a big one. Its about 2 feet long. These pictures… It looks bigger. It does. I mean maybe its mother left it, its not an attractive jellyfish.” [Via NBC/”Today”]
Despite the fact the mystery was solved years ago, the roughly 2-foot long jelly, slowly moving and rarely seen species is still a wonder to look it. Typically these types of jellies are found in Antartica.
The vast majority of underwater species remain unknown to us.
In April of 2012, an underwater camera on an oil rig picked up on a strange creature 5,000 feet below the surface of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. Almost immediately, netizens started speculating what the blob-like organism is.
Well, the whispers continue about the seemingly odd thing, but marine life experts have concluded it’s a jellyfish. It’s classified as a deepstaria enigmatica. The species is incredibly rare. It was first described in 1967 by F.S. Russell who referred to it as a ‘very enigmatic deep-sea jellyfish’.
The blob captured by the oil rig device actually looks nothing like a jellyfish. This particular organism appears like a slimy sheet uncontrollably drifting through the water’s currents.
“As jellyfish go, this is a big one. Its about 2 feet long. These pictures… It looks bigger. It does. I mean maybe its mother left it, its not an attractive jellyfish.” [Via NBC/”Today”]
Despite the fact the mystery was solved years ago, the roughly 2-foot long jelly, slowly moving and rarely seen species is still a wonder to look it. Typically these types of jellies are found in Antartica.