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We have observed several baby octopus, the #OctoOdyssey team suspect there is a brood hatching somewhere in the vicinity, the first time this has been observed in nature for this species of deep-sea octopus. Join us on the #Divestream

We have observed several baby octopus, the #OctoOdyssey team suspect there is a brood hatching somewhere in the vicinity, the first time this has been observed in nature for this species of deep-sea octopus. Join us on the #Divestream

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This is a deep-sea isopod. Dr. Johanna Weston, deep-ocean biologist and guest investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is confident this is Bathyopsurus nybelini, one of her favorite animals. Learn why via the YouTube caption:

This is a deep-sea isopod. Dr. Johanna Weston, deep-ocean biologist and guest investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is confident this is Bathyopsurus nybelini, one of her favorite animals. Learn why via the YouTube caption:

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We’d like to tell you a joke about this squid, but it might fly right over your head.🦑 #TaludContinental_IV team suspects this beauty may be Ommastrephes bartramii — a red flying squid. They use a siphon as a jet propulsion system to launch out of the water & evade predators.

We’d like to tell you a joke about this squid, but it might fly right over your head.🦑 #TaludContinental_IV team suspects this beauty may be Ommastrephes bartramii — a red flying squid. They use a siphon as a jet propulsion system to launch out of the water & evade predators.

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Siphonophore, a colonial organism that lives in the open Ocean, filmed during the #TaludContiential_IV expedition. Thanks to all for enthusiastically watching this Argentine exploration — we're happy you've joined us! 🇦🇷

Siphonophore, a colonial organism that lives in the open Ocean, filmed during the #TaludContiential_IV expedition. Thanks to all for enthusiastically watching this Argentine exploration — we're happy you've joined us! 🇦🇷

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¡La famosa batata! During #TaludContinental_IV, the science team nicknamed sea cucumbers batata, which means sweet potato in Spanish. While we have no authority to change animal names, we believe batata is an excellent upgrade for the oh-so-important but humble sea cucumber. 🇦🇷

¡La famosa batata! During #TaludContinental_IV, the science team nicknamed sea cucumbers batata, which means sweet potato in Spanish. While we have no authority to change animal names, we believe batata is an excellent upgrade for the oh-so-important but humble sea cucumber. 🇦🇷

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Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Spectacular strawberry squid! Histioteuthis squid w/massively asymmetrical eyes: 1 larger for viewing the silhouettes of predators & prey above, & 1 smaller eye for capturing glimmers of bioluminescent snacks below. #AsgardArchea - 730m - ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

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“…I must sing my own song. For me the earth is small And could far larger be. The pampa snakes do not bite me And the sun does not burn my face. My glory is to live as free As the birds in the sky." “The Gaucho Martín Fierro” by José Hernández, 1872 #taludcontinental_IV

“…I must sing my own song. For me the earth is small And could far larger be. The pampa snakes do not bite me And the sun does not burn my face. My glory is to live as free As the birds in the sky." “The Gaucho Martín Fierro” by José Hernández, 1872 #taludcontinental_IV

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Some polychaetes are bioluminescent; this sassy sparkler has protein structures in the bristles, making them iridescent. Polychaete means many bristles, and each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia covered in bristles called chaetae. #ChileMargin2024

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Some polychaetes are bioluminescent; this sassy sparkler has protein structures in the bristles, making them iridescent. Polychaete means many bristles, and each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia covered in bristles called chaetae. #ChileMargin2024

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🦑 Squid squad alert! Possible whiplash squid fr the family Mastigoteuthidae. Filmed in #MarDelPlataCanyon in Argentina, where an international science team is exploring the diversity & distribution of seafloor communities in one of the country’s largest deep-sea canyons. 🇦🇷

🦑 Squid squad alert! Possible whiplash squid fr the family Mastigoteuthidae. Filmed in #MarDelPlataCanyon in Argentina, where an international science team is exploring the diversity & distribution of seafloor communities in one of the country’s largest deep-sea canyons. 🇦🇷

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ROV pilots filmed these sea spiders in #MarDelPlataCanyon during #TaludContinental_IV expedition in Argentina, where Argentine people are teaching us all how to experience the wonder of all deep-sea animals, many-legged and otherwise. 🇦🇷

ROV pilots filmed these sea spiders in #MarDelPlataCanyon during #TaludContinental_IV expedition in Argentina, where Argentine people are teaching us all how to experience the wonder of all deep-sea animals, many-legged and otherwise. 🇦🇷

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This gathering belongs to the family Nephropidae. We suspect they are Thymops birsteini, or Patagonian lobsterette — crustaceans found on the continental shelf around S. America, particularly the Argentine Sea. #MarDelPlataCanyon #TaludContinental_IV

This gathering belongs to the family Nephropidae. We suspect they are Thymops birsteini, or Patagonian lobsterette — crustaceans found on the continental shelf around S. America, particularly the Argentine Sea. #MarDelPlataCanyon #TaludContinental_IV

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Octopus locomotion 🐙 We believe this warty deep-sea octopus to be in the Graneledone genus of octopuses, and ROV pilots collected this footage in the #MarDelPlataCanyon in Argentina, where researchers are exploring & documenting biodiversity.

Octopus locomotion 🐙 We believe this warty deep-sea octopus to be in the Graneledone genus of octopuses, and ROV pilots collected this footage in the #MarDelPlataCanyon in Argentina, where researchers are exploring & documenting biodiversity.

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Skeleton shrimp: superior snackers This amphipod in the family Caprellidae, has feather-like setae line several of their 18 appendages for collecting food — amphipod translates to “feet on all sides” in Greek. #argentiniandeepseeps ~1200 meters

Skeleton shrimp: superior snackers This amphipod in the family Caprellidae, has feather-like setae line several of their 18 appendages for collecting food — amphipod translates to “feet on all sides” in Greek. #argentiniandeepseeps ~1200 meters

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Underway! R/V Falkor (too) left port for our first expedition in Argentine waters. Stay tuned for livestreamed ROV dives from the #MarDelPlataCanyon and learn more about the expedition here: #TaludContinental4

Underway! R/V Falkor (too) left port for our first expedition in Argentine waters. Stay tuned for livestreamed ROV dives from the #MarDelPlataCanyon and learn more about the expedition here: #TaludContinental4

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Float like a glass squid. What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled w/ ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater & helps them conserve energy. 1,729 m -#ArgentinianDeepSeeps

Float like a glass squid. What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled w/ ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater & helps them conserve energy. 1,729 m -#ArgentinianDeepSeeps

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Swimming among stars! This fluttery finned fish, possibly from the family Oreosomatidae, was spotted during #AsgardArchaea at around 1000 m. Read more about this expedition led by @archaeal.bsky.social from NaturalSciences @ UT.bsky.social here:

Swimming among stars! This fluttery finned fish, possibly from the family Oreosomatidae, was spotted during #AsgardArchaea at around 1000 m. Read more about this expedition led by @archaeal.bsky.social from NaturalSciences @ UT.bsky.social here:

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Bigfin squid (a group of cephalopods in genus Magnapinna) are a rare sight - there have only been around 20 recorded encounters w/ them in the 2 decades they've been known to science. This was during Dive 501 of #LostCityVents expedition. 1/3

Bigfin squid (a group of cephalopods in genus Magnapinna) are a rare sight - there have only been around 20 recorded encounters w/ them in the 2 decades they've been known to science. This was during Dive 501 of #LostCityVents expedition. 1/3

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We love cephalopods, warts and all! 🐙 This is a Graneledone sp., a genus of warty octopuses in the family Octopodidae found throughout the global Ocean — filmed by ROV SuBastian pilots at 1603 m during #URUGUAYSUB200.

We love cephalopods, warts and all! 🐙 This is a Graneledone sp., a genus of warty octopuses in the family Octopodidae found throughout the global Ocean — filmed by ROV SuBastian pilots at 1603 m during #URUGUAYSUB200.

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When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Gonatus onyx is one of few squids that brood eggs. A female carries her egg sac for months, going w/o feeding-by the time they hatch she will be close to death. She pumps water around eggs to keep oxygenated; also helps mature hatchings break free. #ChileanMargin2024 expedition

Gonatus onyx is one of few squids that brood eggs. A female carries her egg sac for months, going w/o feeding-by the time they hatch she will be close to death. She pumps water around eggs to keep oxygenated; also helps mature hatchings break free. #ChileanMargin2024 expedition

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While surfacing from last #OctoOdyssey dive, ROV SuBastian came across what we believe to be a gulper eel that had VERY recently eaten. AKA "Pelican eel" for its ability to expand throat & stomach into a massive balloon-like scoop to swallow up squid or swarm of shrimp. Thoughts?

While surfacing from last #OctoOdyssey dive, ROV SuBastian came across what we believe to be a gulper eel that had VERY recently eaten. AKA "Pelican eel" for its ability to expand throat & stomach into a massive balloon-like scoop to swallow up squid or swarm of shrimp. Thoughts?

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