A Rare Encounter With a Giant Pyrosome in the Ocean
This footage captures a diver encountering a pyrosome, a free-floating, tube-like marine creature. Often mistaken for a single organism, a pyrosome is actually a colony made up of thousands of tiny individual organisms known as zooids. These zooids are embedded in a gelatinous, transparent structure that allows the colony to drift through the open ocean. Because they are bioluminescent and can grow to significant sizes, they are sometimes referred to as 'sea pickles' or 'fire bodies.' This video provides a close-up look at the unique, translucent texture of the colony as it moves through the water.
See this is why I hate ocean documentaries. There's usually no reference points. How many people thought angler fish were 2-3 inches long, only to find out they're fucking monsters that would give Godzilla the creeps.
Sorry, I must have tossed my used condom in the ocean by accident.
Seen this once while diving in indonesia. Some sort of eggs
Isn't that the thing from the OOT water temple? The boss?
Is it like this?
The Abyss vibes
Wiki Pyrosomes are commonly called "sea pickles", due to their tube-like gelatinous structure. Other nicknames include "sea worms", "sea squirts", "fire bodies", and "cockroaches of the sea".[10] Each zooid opens both to the inside and outside of the "tube". The zooids draw in oc
It’s that thing from AOT, isn’t it? :D
Yeah I got them floating in my eyes once
Ah the microplastics became alive I see. Probably to battle AI