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In my opinion I think we spend a little too much time in space searching for aliens when
on our own planet we have these underwater aliens right there.
The crazy thing is that so much of the oceans depths are still unexplored and marine biologists
discover something new nearly every time they dive.
In the dark murky waters with nothing but a small circular light to guide their way
down researchers came across something unlike anything they had ever seen before.
Something that weve only known to be a myth told by old sea captains
As the team was recording they began to see a large tentacle emerge from the darkness
and reach out to touch the light source.
Then another, and another.
As the creature came closer the scientists realized that it wasnt a regular octopus they
were dealing with here.
It was the second time in history that a giant squid or Kraken as its commonly referred to
as in its mythology was caught on camera.
However this time around it wasnt just some lazy hoax put on by an overzealous youtuber
it was real footage from actual scientists.
The video comes to us by way of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or
NOAA for short.
Its a short clip, but regardless it shows just how terrifying these things can be a
close range and more importantly proves its existence.
The giant squid was caught on camera just 100 miles southwest of New Orleans in the
Gulf of New Mexico.
The video was taken, are you ready, 759 meters deep.
So dont cancel your vacation plans folks, this squid isnt coming up to the surface any
time soon.
That big squid is living a little over 8 football fields deep in the ocean waters.
Im sure that kraken was just as surprised to see the camera and light as we were to
see it.
In the video titled Here Be Monsters posted by Ocean Explore Gov you can see the squid
just latch right onto the camera before going back into the darkness.
As I mentioned this is the second video that captured the elusive giant squid in seven
years.
Back in 2012, a group of scientists caught the very first cephalopod on camera.
The creepiest part of the video footage this time around is what at first appears to be
a singular tentacle immediately separated into several as it moved in for its close-up.
The researchers from the NOAA were studying the effects of light deprivation on sea creatures
living in whats called the midnight zone.
The midnight zone is approximately 3,280 feet below the surface which as you can imagine
is how it gets its name.
Anything that deep and youre going to have a complete loss of light.
To make this video happen it took a team of 23 people, a specialized probe and a little
bit of luck.
Plus they had been recording the area for hours and hours finding little to nothing.
The clip itself is a mere 28 seconds out of all that, but it wasnt easy to get this video
onto the internet as many would imagine.
The downloaded footage apparently had to survive a sudden massive strike of lighting to the
research vessel that put the scientists computers and their information in serious jeopardy.
Oh and just randomly a waterspout formed off the port bow.
Edith Widder who was one of the leaders on the expedition said it was one of the more
amazing days at sea that shes ever had.
To properly capture footage the scientists used a specialized camera system called the
Medusa.
The camera uses red light technology to be undetectable to any deep-sea creatures lurking
below.
Along with the red light the team also fitted the camera to look like a jellyfish that could
mimic a real jellyfish bioluminescent defense mechanism.
Edith describes the moment they discovered it was probably a giant squid by saying - We
were all yelling, an other people started running into the lab and were trying hard
not to get excited.
In science, you have to be careful not to fool yourself.- Then without warning Widder
says she heard a loud boom and ran outside to see a cloud of yellow and brown smoke as
debris fell onto the deck.
She goes on to say - We rushed into the lab to make sure that the most amazing video that
weve all ever seen was still okay, which it was.- In the end they managed to get the footage
back to shore to have it assessed by an expert.
Michael Vecchione who is a zoologist for the NOAAs National Systematics Laboratory confirmed
that it was indeed a giant squid.
Its believed that the squid in the video is approximately 10 to 12 feet long, for which
experts say is actually kinda small.
Thats small!
Okay now im scared.
Apparently this giant squid species can grow to nearly 40 feet in length.
The giant squid is truly an alien species in the ocean.
The way that Widder describes this creature is truly nightmarish, she says - Its got eight
writhing arms and two slashing tentacles.
It has the largest eye of any animal we know of, its got a beak that can rip flesh.
It has a jet propulsion system that can go backwards and forwards, blue blood and three
hearts.
Its an amazing, amazing life form we know almost nothing about.-
When the video started picking up traction on the internet it triggered memories of HP
Lovecrafts stories and ancient Greek Myths.
Perhaps within the myths of Greece and Lovecraft where a Kraken is mentioned that maybe, just
maybe they werent far off from the truth.
Although lets just hope these things dont start rising to the surface, latching onto
ships and sinking them with their giant tentacles.
We want to get your thoughts on this story though, do you believe bigger versions of
the giant squid exist out there somewhere and if so tell us where you think it is.
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