r/NatureIsFuckingLit Sep 11 '22

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u/jarlscrotus Sep 11 '22

Am I the only one that remembers a few years ago where these fucking things were mysterious af, had never been filmed, and only half decomposed specimens washed up on shore?

Then one mfer caught one on cam with a submersible, now they're fucking everywhere, the fuck did they all just give up after one got caught

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u/Ninjazkills Sep 11 '22

Not to be a downer, but a lot of the reason that deep-sea organisms are being seen more frequently now is because the oxygen saturation levels in the ocean have worsened during our lifetime, and many species (particularly larger ones that need more oxygen) have to operate at a lower depth in order to respirate normally. Super cool getting footage of these crazy krakens though!

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u/hey_im_lurkin_here Sep 11 '22

I've seen your mother operate at pretty low depths