Check Out an Up-Close Video of a Marine Organism Made Up of Other Marine Organisms

They do move in herds.

Dan Van Winkle

Published: Sep 17, 2014 01:27 pm

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Fun fact: the ocean is home to creatures called siphonophores—an order of Hydrozoa that aren’t actually individual organisms but colonies of sea creatures that work together to act as one and generally resemble jellyfish. The Portuguese man o’ war is actually a siphonophore, and this amazing video of another species comes from Nautilus Live, an expedition run by the person who found the Titanic, Dr. Robert Ballard.

For more amazing sea life, you can watch live video of the ocean’s floor from the expedition on the Nautilus Live website. (The ship is currently docked as of this writing.)

(via io9)

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Dan Van Winkle (he) is an editor and manager who has been working in digital media since 2013, first at now-defunct Geekosystem (RIP), and then at The Mary Sue starting in 2014, specializing in gaming, science, and technology. Outside of his professional experience, he has been active in video game modding and development as a hobby for many years. He lives in North Carolina with Lisa Brown (his wife) and Liz Lemon (their dog), both of whom are the best, and you will regret challenging him at Smash Bros.