Scientists
came across a 120-meter-long sea creature in Ningaloo Canyon in the Indian
Ocean. The discovered creature has been described as the longest animal in the
world by its huge length.
A giant sea creature that scientists
discovered off the coast of Western Australia has been called the longest
animal ever discovered. Researchers working on the Schmidt Ocean Institute
(SOI) Research Ship found the creature while exploring with a vehicle they
controlled remotely in the deep seas.
The research team said the organism is in a
strange, unknown nutritional position on the Western Australian coast and is
much larger than it seems. The so-called 'sifonofor Apolemia' seems to be a
species associated with jellyfish and corals.
The world's longest animal is approximately
120 meters in length
Sifonofor consists of thousands of singular,
specialized clones that come together to create a single creature, unlike
jellyfish. Sifonofor, which consists of thousands of small clones and predatory
underwater colonies, hunts various marine animals and fish.
The team states that the outer diameter of
the organism, which has a spiral structure inside and out, is 15 meters and its
circumference is 50 meters. The total length of the creature is estimated to be
about 120 meters. If this prediction is correct, this sifonofor will be
recorded as the largest creature ever.
SOI shared a video of the creature discovered
with the following statements: "Check out this beautiful, giant
siphonophore Apolemia recorded in Ningaloo Canyon. It seems likely that this
creature recorded in a UFO-like feeding stance is the world's largest
creature."
No comments