Weird fishes

February 11, 2022 12:53 PM

Ten minutes of deep-sea animals and ambient tunes from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
posted by Going To Maine (8 comments total)

Ooh, I'm gonna save this to watch at home on the big screen. AWESOME.
posted by rikschell at 12:54 PM on February 11, 2022

Same here. I remember going to the jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium when it opened in the 90s and it was magical! Deep sea creatures are the best.
posted by selfmedicating at 12:59 PM on February 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

Imagine how creepy and weird we must appear to them...
That barreleye fish is so bizarre, especially when you realize if you go back a few hundred million years, we've got a common ancestor. Sometimes my little mammalian brain stumbles over the profundity of evolution.
posted by kmkrebs at 1:10 PM on February 11, 2022

Needs more Walk of Life.
Also not really related but
posted by evilDoug at 1:33 PM on February 11, 2022

Definitely stay for dinner! Very intriguing.
posted by TrishaU at 4:48 PM on February 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

Someday I'll get to make the pilgrimage to the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
posted by jb at 10:35 PM on February 11, 2022

At last, a good pirate name, “Swarthy Snaketooth.”
posted by njohnson23 at 10:35 AM on February 12, 2022 [1 favorite]

I am a huge fan of MBARI/MBA. The Monterey Bay Aquarium will be launching a new exhibit devoted to these deep sea creatures on April 9th, and I could not be more excited.

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/exhibits/into-the-deep

The Aquarium also has a lovely collection of live web cams of jellies, otters and more. Waste all your time here, chill, relax, enjoy :)

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
posted by birdsongster at 12:07 PM on February 12, 2022 [1 favorite]