!Discover the longest animal in the world up to 45 meters long
Scientists discovered a strange sea creature about 600 meters away in an underwater valley off the coast of Western Australia, and this object is 45 meters long, which made scientists consider it the longest animal in the world.
Scientists find the world's tallest animal in an underwater canyon off the coast of Western Australia.
The discovered marine creature is called the "siphonophore" and reaches a length of 45 meters.
The discovered siphonophore was not entered into a world record until its length was calculated more accurately.
Scientists stumbled upon the jelly-like marine organism in the form of a giant whirlpool when they were studying seabed life aboard the research vessel Falkor, which was operated by the Schmidt Institute of the Oceans.
Nerida Wilson, senior researcher at the Western Australian Museum, explained the moment of the discovery, saying: “The monitors in Valcor were transmitting live footage from the submarine, and everyone on the team was both dazzled and amazed at the same time when the huge spiral appeared. They all rushed to the control room to get a better view. She added: “It was like a rope. And it was so huge."
The researcher indicated what they did after they found this object, saying: "We took some snapshots and a small tissue sample."
Scientists know this strange marine organism as the "Siphonophores", and this creature resembles a jellyfish, and belongs to the same group of animals, but it builds its bodies in a unique way - as it looks like hundreds of small jellyfish stuck together. However, the siphonophore is a single organism.
Siphonophores are made up of individual segments called zooids. It feeds on larvae and small crustaceans, in addition to some other gelatinous animals and small fish.
Scientists have calculated the length of the discovered spiral siphonophore, based on a rough calculation from the submarine's trajectory, and found it to be up to 45 meters, so it is the longest specimen of siphonophores ever encountered, and it could also be the longest animal ever measured, much longer than a whale. blue.
Notably, researcher Nerida Wilson is working with a photogrammetry specialist to get a more accurate estimate of siphonophore size, so she hasn't claimed any world records yet. "Extracting 3D information from the video is not an easy task, because the siphonophore moved because of the submarine," she says.
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