Oceanographers Discover 'Flying Spaghetti Monsters' on Underwater Mountain 🐙

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  1. New Seamount Discovery
    Oceanographers exploring the Nazca Ridge off Chile have mapped a newly discovered underwater mountain, which is 1.9 miles tall—four times taller than the tallest building on land.

  2. Unique Marine Life
    The seamount is home to rare species, including the ghostly white Casper octopus and two rare Bathyphysa siphonophores, known for their stringlike, “flying spaghetti” appearance. This research has documented these creatures for the first time in the southern Pacific.

  3. Exploration Techniques
    Researchers used sonar to map the seamount and uncover these unique deep-sea organisms, adding new knowledge to marine biology and oceanography.

Read more at: CNN

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