Some depths of the oceans remain unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored, containing great mysteries and creepy creatures swimming in the dark.
Australian scientists have published a video of a bigfin squid (Magnapinna), one of the most difficult-to-find creatures in the world.
The animal with “large fins and strikingly long arm and tentacle filaments” that can reach a length of over 8 metres (26 feet) permanently dwells in the dark depths of the ocean and has been spotted only about a dozen times.
Bigfin squids live in the bathypelagic zone, between 1,000 and 4,000 metres (3,280 and 13,120 feet) deep. Only with the help of remotely operated vehicles and a towed camera system deployed at adepth of 946–3258 metres (3,103-10,688 feet), were the scientists able to spot the creature five times.
The survey was conducted in March 2017 as part of a large-scale research of waters off Australia’s southern coast.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
