A Shell Oil Company ROV (remotely operated vehicle) shot photos of a rare alien-like Magnapinna squid with “elbows” at the Perdido ultra deep oil drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico. (ANIMAL NEWS/OCEANS DISCOVERY) Rare video footage of an unusual squid has the Internet in a frenzy over alien conspiracy theories.
Close. These appendages are held perpendicular to the body, creating "elbows". image via Shell Oil Company The crew of the These videos did not receive any media attention; most were brief and fairly blurry. A rare footage of a ocean alien, i mean, a super rare magnapinna squid, it's just insane. This fascinating creature, a deep-sea squid, was video taped by Shell out in the Perdido Area of Alaminos Canyon, at 7800 ft. depth. We are no longer accepting comments on this article.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media GroupIt is thought the long appendages are used to trap food on the seafloorThe bizarre bug that looks like a TROLL: Insect with...Mystery of how the wandering albatross travels 10,000 miles...BBC director general apologises for broadcasting n-wordFerocious thunder and lightning batters town in North Wales'F*** that COVID s***!' The Mangapinna squid, sometimes referred to as the bigfin or long-arm squid, is around 26ft in length with thin elastic tentacles thought to be between 15 to 20 times larger than the squid…
The squid in question is a 26-foot-long Magnapinna squid, one of the most curious-looking ocean dwellers.
Several videos have been taken of animals nicknamed the "long-arm squid", which appear to have a similar morphology. Not much is known about the incredibly mysterious long-arm squid, a cephalopod species likely belonging to the genus Magnapinna. How the squid feeds is unknown. They are placed in the genus Magnapinna and family Magnapinnidae. Shell Oil, along with other companies, uses the vehicles to study the water around its oil rigs and this particular recording was filmed in the Gulf of Mexico in the Perdido Area of Alaminos Canyon, picturedAside from their overall lengths, the arms and the tentacles of the Mangapinna squid, pictured, are the same length and look identical - squids traditionally have two shorter arms and eight longer tentaclesAdult specimens of the Mangapinna squid, pictured, have never been captured or scientifically sampled but it is thought their long appendages are used to trap food on the ocean floor The arms and tentacles of the squid are both extremely long, and believed to be between 4 to 8 m (13 to 26 ft) long. Since none of the seemingly adult specimens has ever been captured or sampled, it remains uncertain i… In May 2001, approximately ten minutes of crisp footage of a long-armed squid were acquired by On 11 November 2007, a new video of a long-arm squid was filmed off Perdido, a drilling site owned by The specimens in the videos looked very distinct from all previously known squids. The first record of this family comes from a specimen (During the 1980s, two additional immature specimens were found in the Atlantic (The first visual record of the long-arm squid was in September 1988. A rare footage of a ocean alien, i mean, a super rare magnapinna squid… Uniquely among Little is known about the feeding behavior of these squid.
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. and Jozef Zábojník for the tip! Posted by 8 days ago. It has elastic tentacles thought to be 15 to 20 times longer than the squid's body and the total length is around 26ft. The rare sighting of the squid was discovered at a depth of more than 7,800ft in November 2007The footage was captured using a remotely operated underwater vehicle known as an ROV. Dr. M November 17, 2013 Big Fin Squid Magnapinna ROV Magnapinna squids are one of the deep-sea more ethereal creatures. Little is known of these squid as very few have ever been captured, although over the last decade with the increased usage of remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and submersibles more and more video is emerging of them. Bigfin squids are a group of rarely seen cephalopods with a distinctive morphology. 31.8k. The giant squid, pictured, was caught on camera in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists have speculated that bigfin squid feed by dragging their arms and tentacles along the seafloor, and grabbing edible organisms from the floor. National Geographic has the full story, including photos and video. Although the family is known only from larval, paralarval, and juvenile specimens, some authorities believe adult specimens have also been seen. Its ten appendages are often held at right angles to the body, or mantle, which gives them the appearance of having elbowsShell oil uses remote-controlled vehicles to study the water around its oil rigs and this particular recording, pictured, was filmed in the Gulf of Mexico in the Perdido Area of Alaminos Canyon. Thanks to Kevin Mathieu, RICK! The squid was recorded by a remotely-operated underwater vehicle (ROV) in the Gulf of Mexico.