investigator have just discovered a strange , glowing purple sphere at the bottom of the ocean , no with child than the eubstance of a crab . At present , it ’s completely strange as to what it may be . Although it for sure appear biological , it ’s hard to tell whether it ’s an entirely new character of lifeform , or whether it ’s some form of secretion .
The discovery was made by the crew on the scientific research vesselE / V Nautilus , which is operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust ( OET ) . Using the ship ’s remotely operated underwater vehicle , the team launch the enigmatic blob while research the seafloor off the coast of Southern California . They ’ve since breastfeed it up and are now beginning a conscientious analysis on it that could take several years , according to the video .
Some may note that this is how the movieAlienbegins , when a lone nut Sauk is being probed by a team of intrepid Explorer . Hopefully , this purple object wo n’t also explode open , unleash an exotic creature , and spring onto the face of one of the crew member of the E / V Nautilus .
A note on the YouTube television released by Nautilus suggests that it could be anudibranch , a group of soft - bodied marine mollusks that take their scale after advancing past their larval stagecoach . There are 2,300 species of nudibranch already known to science , but few of them take care like this blob . Perhaps this Modern find is one that is improbably new and scantily formed . It could even be an orchis sac .
The purple blob in all its glory . EVNautilusvia YouTube
The OET previously found asuper - piquant “ deadpool”at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico , which drink down almost all life that dare to enter it . After look into the so - call “ Jacuzzi of desperation ” , researchers found microbic life lining the rim of it . Organisms that not only survive , but thrive in extreme environment are known as “ extremophiles , ” and this was the first time they had been found within a brine pool .
As for this over-embellished blob , it ’s presently anyone ’s guessing as to how extreme – or not – it may be , if it even is a lifeform .
[ H / T : Gizmodo ]
