Huge gelatinous sea creature found off the coast of Chile.

das_ben · 3rd Jul 2003, 11:51 AM

Octopus? Rotting whale? Aliens? You decide!

BobTheFearlessFish · 3rd Jul 2003, 01:03 PM

i would guess its a deep sea creature of some sort. god knows how it got to the surface though

EtherRex · 3rd Jul 2003, 01:33 PM

Stranger things happen at sea

sublime · 3rd Jul 2003, 01:39 PM

I'd eat it.

Olethros · 3rd Jul 2003, 02:31 PM

In that case, I hope you like the taste of ammonia, sublime. Because that's pretty much all the giant squid will taste of. Sperm whales seem to like it, though.

Edit: Actually, according to some sources, this might be the first fully-grown speciment of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni or "Colossal squid" found. Imagine how cool it'd be to see a live one close up, even though it might be a fairly brief one-time experience.

Ranger 223 · 3rd Jul 2003, 03:51 PM

I was always amazed by marine biology. a friend of mine has a saltwater tank, and a Common Black Devil as a pet fish (also known as Deep Sea angler) They are abbsolutely terrific. They look like swimming skeletons with sparkles on them. And their teeth are about 2-3 inches long, and overlap one another.

What was the giant shark that had scientists standing in a model of it's jaws? said to be hndreds of feet long, the Megolodon? (sp?)

Olethros · 3rd Jul 2003, 04:13 PM

That'd be the Carcharodon Megalodon. But it's usually estimated to have been "only" about 12-15 meters (40'-50') in length.

MP_Lord_Kee · 3rd Jul 2003, 05:21 PM

Somehow this reminds me of something I read last week...
Dagon by H.P Lovecraft, 1917

//Kee

Spier · 3rd Jul 2003, 06:00 PM

Looks like Cthulhu finally met his maker..

Ranger 223 · 3rd Jul 2003, 07:15 PM

aha, thats it, thanks Olethros. Thats still an awfully large Shark. Id hate to be swimming in it's path. Wonder what it's feeding habits were like. Maybe just swam with it's mouth open, taking in whatever it got?

Some say it's dead, others say it's alive and living deep deep deep down. Who knows what kind of **** is living down there...

Cap'n Beeb · 3rd Jul 2003, 10:51 PM

It's Cthulhu!

TheWhaleShark · 3rd Jul 2003, 11:09 PM

It looks a bit like a giant octopus to me; if it were a squid, I'd imagine it would be quite a bit more elongated rather than the sprawling blob that it currently is.

It's always cool to see the strange, freakish things that live in the deep seas. It always makes me wonder just what else could be down there.

[UMC]Boron · 3rd Jul 2003, 11:34 PM

they estimate that blob of snot to weigh 13 tons!!

Ice · 3rd Jul 2003, 11:36 PM

Quote:

It's Cthulhu!

Oh my god, they killed squidy! Those bastards!

Cap'n Beeb · 3rd Jul 2003, 11:52 PM

Fool, you cant kill an elder god.

Ice · 4th Jul 2003, 12:17 AM

That lump is dead, so he must still be alive.......somewhere....

Shrap · 4th Jul 2003, 12:32 AM

Cthulhu is WAY more sexy than this.

Crazy_Ivan · 4th Jul 2003, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobTheFearlessFish

i would guess its a deep sea creature of some sort. god knows how it got to the surface though

There was a dead sperm whale nearby... perhaps both were killed in a fight between them.

MadWoffen · 4th Jul 2003, 03:31 AM

Saw this first on the teletext and found later an article on a chilean magazine. Now it's everywhere but they are awaiting analysis to know what it is. It could also be the rotting rests of a whale.

Note that in China there was a new apparition of the Yeti/Big Foot, sighted by many villagers and a journalist.

Note also it is common to find a lot of new species every year in the world, not only insects but also vertebrates and even mammals. I don't remember the average number per year but it was quite high.

About deep sea sharks, 3 or 4 years ago, a French biologist team used a very deep submarine to explore a small part of these seas. They found new species, amongst them, big deep sea sharks (more tan 5 meters) never met in the past. But after following them a bit and witnessing their eat habits, it seems they are mainly scavengers, eating all rotten corpses falling from the above level. Some common sharks are also known to frequent the deeps, peacefull ones like the whale shark but also fierce ones like the tiger shark. A team of Cousteau once witnessed a couple of killer whales diving deep in the open ocean (at first they were a bit frightened since they were in some sort of "desert" and knew they could have been a target, even if no attack on humans by killer whales has never been reported) to come back later with a... 6 meters long tiger shark in their jaws. Try to imagine the fight it should have been.

Crazy_Ivan · 4th Jul 2003, 04:50 AM

Quote:

big deep sea sharks

isn't that the Greenland Shark
This one

Quote:

Saw this first on the teletext and found later an article on a chilean magazine. Now it's everywhere but they are awaiting analysis to know what it is. It could also be the rotting rests of a whale.

as the chileans preserved the samples with the wrong chemicals, they have to take new samples for DNA testing...

3rd Jul 2003, 11:51 AM	#1
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Olethros Functional alcoholic Join Date: Jun. 6th, 2001 Location: Norge/Noreg/Norwegen/Norvège Posts: 606	In that case, I hope you like the taste of ammonia, sublime. Because that's pretty much all the giant squid will taste of. Sperm whales seem to like it, though. Edit: Actually, according to some sources, this might be the first fully-grown speciment of Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni or "Colossal squid" found. Imagine how cool it'd be to see a live one close up, even though it might be a fairly brief one-time experience. __________________ ReportDirection UTCompass INFMagCheck InfHUDFix INFBotDirector INFTeamLocation Diemaco C7 Last edited by Olethros; 3rd Jul 2003 at 02:37 PM.

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3rd Jul 2003, 04:13 PM	#7
Olethros Functional alcoholic Join Date: Jun. 6th, 2001 Location: Norge/Noreg/Norwegen/Norvège Posts: 606	That'd be the Carcharodon Megalodon. But it's usually estimated to have been "only" about 12-15 meters (40'-50') in length. __________________ ReportDirection UTCompass INFMagCheck InfHUDFix INFBotDirector INFTeamLocation Diemaco C7

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MP_Lord_Kee Registered User Join Date: Mar. 7th, 2003 Posts: 779	Somehow this reminds me of something I read last week... Dagon by H.P Lovecraft, 1917 //Kee

3rd Jul 2003, 06:00 PM	#9
Spier 1 Join Date: Mar. 9th, 2003 Posts: 448	Looks like Cthulhu finally met his maker..

3rd Jul 2003, 07:15 PM	#10
Ranger 223 MS Paint Pimp Join Date: May. 26th, 2002 Posts: 191	aha, thats it, thanks Olethros. Thats still an awfully large Shark. Id hate to be swimming in it's path. Wonder what it's feeding habits were like. Maybe just swam with it's mouth open, taking in whatever it got? Some say it's dead, others say it's alive and living deep deep deep down. Who knows what kind of ** is living down there... __________________ This voice shatters the calm of the day, like an alarm To wake up badder youth, and take up arms Cause more is necessary than vocabulary war Cause the toxic rock imports, gettin on your door C.I.A. I see ya later, cause your time is comin soon I flip the ** like, Pacino and it's your Dog Day Afternoon

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TheWhaleShark This world is spinning around me Join Date: Dec. 14th, 2001 Location: A little to the left. Posts: 342	It looks a bit like a giant octopus to me; if it were a squid, I'd imagine it would be quite a bit more elongated rather than the sprawling blob that it currently is. It's always cool to see the strange, freakish things that live in the deep seas. It always makes me wonder just what else could be down there. __________________ The bass, the rock, the mic, the treble I like my coffee black just like my metal Jesus saves!...and takes half damage.

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[UMC]Boron UMC's Official Drunkard Join Date: Oct. 10th, 2002 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 387	they estimate that blob of snot to weigh 13 tons!! __________________ ...while im standing prone ready to fire ... -Silent Trigger Well it's fun for a short while...especially when you blow off Boron because he likes it so - {GD}Asmodeus

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4th Jul 2003, 12:32 AM	#17
Shrap Beaver Join Date: Oct. 29th, 2000 Posts: 1,013	Cthulhu is WAY more sexy than this.

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MadWoffen Soon! © Join Date: May. 27th, 2001 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,584	Saw this first on the teletext and found later an article on a chilean magazine. Now it's everywhere but they are awaiting analysis to know what it is. It could also be the rotting rests of a whale. Note that in China there was a new apparition of the Yeti/Big Foot, sighted by many villagers and a journalist. Note also it is common to find a lot of new species every year in the world, not only insects but also vertebrates and even mammals. I don't remember the average number per year but it was quite high. About deep sea sharks, 3 or 4 years ago, a French biologist team used a very deep submarine to explore a small part of these seas. They found new species, amongst them, big deep sea sharks (more tan 5 meters) never met in the past. But after following them a bit and witnessing their eat habits, it seems they are mainly scavengers, eating all rotten corpses falling from the above level. Some common sharks are also known to frequent the deeps, peacefull ones like the whale shark but also fierce ones like the tiger shark. A team of Cousteau once witnessed a couple of killer whales diving deep in the open ocean (at first they were a bit frightened since they were in some sort of "desert" and knew they could have been a target, even if no attack on humans by killer whales has never been reported) to come back later with a... 6 meters long tiger shark in their jaws. Try to imagine the fight it should have been. __________________ Drawing: Teves / Artwork: ElectricSheep Genetically engineered beer drinker! Infiltration addict player: INF Very soon!©

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