{"id":102495,"date":"2020-10-31T21:28:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T18:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-film-elusive-fast-creature-in-the-deep-sea\/"},"modified":"2020-10-31T21:28:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T18:28:56","slug":"scientists-film-elusive-fast-creature-in-the-deep-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-film-elusive-fast-creature-in-the-deep-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists film elusive, fast creature in the deep sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Scientists film elusive, fast creature in the deep sea<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\nThe elusive “ram’s horn squid.”
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For likely the first time, biologists captured a wild, elusive ram\u2019s horn squid, or Spirula spirula, live on video.<\/p>\n

The deep ocean \u2014 particularly the twilight zone, a dark realm extending some 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface \u2014 is little known and woefully unexplored. When navigating the depths in submersibles or using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), marine biologists can spot rarely (or never) seen creatures. In late October, a Schmidt Ocean Institute<\/a> expedition filmed the Spirula spirula floating vertically at some 2,850 feet underwater.<\/p>\n

“Exciting news<\/a>!” the institute, which explores the ocean, tweeted on Oct. 27<\/a>. “This app<\/a>ears to be the FIRST observation of Spirula, aka ram’s horn squid, alive + in its natural environment. Very rarely seen or captured, they have many extinct relatives, but are only living member of genus Spirula, family Spirulidae, and order Spirulida.”<\/p>\n

Top squid experts, like Michael Vecchione, a cephalopod expert at the Smithsonian Institution, \u00a0had never before seen the ram\u2019s horn squid<\/a> in its natural world.<\/p>\n

At 54 seconds into the 55-second clip below, the squid exhibits its astonishing speed, as it bolts out of the frame.<\/p>\n

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Exciting news! This appears to be the FIRST observation of Spirula, aka ram’s horn squid, alive + in its natural environment. Very rarely seen or captured, they have many extinct relatives, but are only living member of genus Spirula, family Spirulidae, and order Spirulida. 1\/3 pic.twitter.com\/re4rZyRuER<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Schmidt Ocean (@SchmidtOcean) October 27, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The ram\u2019s horn squid is so named for the shape of its coiled, interior shell, which the animals use to control their buoyancy<\/a> in the ocean. The intriguing shells wash up on beaches, and some are sold online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ocean’s twilight zone is a continually remarkable place, with remarkable squids. Curious, rarely seen giant squids have approached flashing lures in the dark water. And marine biologists recently found evidence that a large shark and squid fought in the deep sea, after finding telltale sucker marks on the shark’s body.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: New giant squid footage shows they’re not terrible monsters, after all<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“It\u2019s the majesty of nature,\u201d Nathan Robinson, a researcher at the Oceanogr\u00e0fic Foundation, a marine conservation organization, told Mashable about the deep sea tussle.\u00a0
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