Sampling among the stars!
During the #Taleof2Canyons expedition, curious fish nibbled on sediments as ROV SuBastian pilots collected push core samples from a seafloor lined with brittle stars.
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A bustling seafloor scene from the #taleof2canyons expedition: “We studied how these canyons can facilitate such incredible biodiversity,” said Chief Scientist Dr. Silvia Ines Romero. “What are the mechanisms — the currents and the chemistry — that support all of this life?”
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That's a neat fish. It used it's little pectoral fins as feet. 🥹 I haven't a clue as to the ID of this one. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 858 #taleof2canyons #ecosde2cañones #MarineLife
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Skating into the weekend . . . like a cartilaginous fish! Related to sharks w/wings for hovering & flying over the seafloor & a long, whiplike tail for steering. We see them during ROV dives, burrowed into the sediment, utterly still until they can ambush their next meal.
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This is a sea cucumber eating. This #Taleof2Canyons mealtime footage, collected by ROV pilots at a depth of 142m, offers a perfect illustration of suspension feeding (sped up 5x). The sea cucumber stretches feathery tentacles up into the current to capture their meal.
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A #Taleof2Canyons & an octopus! 186m, Patagonian red octopus, or Enteroctopus megalocyathus, hovering over a patch of sediment, lighter in color than the surrounding area, the cephalopod opened up like an umbrella to feed, likely on a crustacean. Read more: www.instagram.com/reel/DQnH14c...
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A little terror for your Tuesday!
Basket star filmed by ROV pilots at ~270 m during the #Taleof2Canyons — these many-armed ophiuroids capture prey w/ease. Escape is unlikely thanks to tiny hooks & sticky mucus-covered limbs. Once ensnared, tube feet shuttle the meal towards the animal’s mouth.
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Forgot to share these from earlier. I think those are anemones. Talk about s productive section of that rock! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 861 #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Beautiful
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@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 861 is live! #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Centriscops? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 860 #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Large sole
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Cup corals, trash, mound of critters on bacteria, anemones. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 860 #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 860 is live! #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 858 is under way. #ecosde2cañones #taleof2canyons
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Snail around 5060m
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This feels appropriate.
Psolus feeding in FF. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 857 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Psolus stuffing it's face fingers in its mouth! End of dive. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 857 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Bunch of basket stars, soft corals, & a buoy covered in animals. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 857 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Rock, snail, icky glove, isopod (Storthyngurinae?). @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 857 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Shallow again today, starting off with some anemones.
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The tech difficulties were fixed, dive 857 is under way. #taleof2canyons
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Here's the last bit from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 855 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
Urchin on bacteria, Zoarcidae, and the obligatory macrourid
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Yep, I love that. Shallow jellies aren't my jam, so I'm just guessing here: Cyanea capillata? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 855 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Skate from @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 855 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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I can't prove it, but I'd put money on that being the ass-end of a Genypterus blacodes. @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 855 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Cute octopus. Looking for a snack? @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 855 #taleof2canyons #MarineLife
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Snail, cool sea star, sponge, anemone.
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