BAA 15-meter-long siphonophore, a colonial creature resembling a translucent ribbon, was discovered at a depth of approximately 6,000 meters beneath the ocean near Western Australia. The footage was captured by remotely operated vehicles used during scientific expeditions exploring deep-sea canyons. Siphonophores are colonies of thousands of individual organisms called zooids, which work together like specialized rooms in a single organism. This discovery suggests that such massive deep-sea creatures might be more common than previously thought, challenging perceptions of size in the deep ocean. Similar findings were made in 2020, including a potentially 45-meter-long siphonophore, which could be the longest animal ever recorded.
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