If you've never seen a deep-sea 'galaxy', you NEED to watch this

Researchers at Schmidt Ocean Institute shared mesmerising footage of a deep-sea 'galaxy' captured by their remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Subastian.

The video shows a creature drift into view, glowing a vivid red. It dances gently across the blackness of the ocean like burning tinsel in a light breeze. 

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This is a galaxy siphonophore. It might look like an alien creature but this living firework is made up of several organisms that work together to function and survive. 

“Although a siphonophore may appear to be an individual organism, each specimen is in fact a colonial organism,” said Schmidt Ocean Institute in a post shared on Instagram in 2021.

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Image and video credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute

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