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A century after its discovery, scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep (theconversation.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Most deep sea animals are glowy! Makes sense I think, there’s not a lot of light down there.

Fun fact - the first forms of photosynthesis were by red colored algaes and plankton - not green, because different colors of light penetrate the ocean to different levels.