Scientists Baffled by Weird Jelly Blob. Find Out How You Can Help Them!
(credit:Erling Svensen, source)
I just came across this very intriguing science story from sciencenordic. Apparently, scientists are buffed about the exact nature of these jelly balls sighted off the Norway Coast . Animal? Egg? Alien? Nobody knows!
Do you have any idea of what it might be or maybe you have seen one yourself? If the answer is yes, please contact Halldis Ringvold at [email protected] – or Gro I. van der Meeren at [email protected]
If your answer is no you can help by resteeming this post (or share it in your social media) to spread the word out, and who knows.. maybe the creature will be actually identified thanks to Steemit. That would be awesome, don't ya think?
If you want to learn more details about the story either read the original story (check the references) or alternatively here's a summary I have prepared:
What We Know
Here's a quick rundown:
- These balls are transparent and about a meter in diameter
- The creature (?) has been observed in the waters off the west coast of Norway. Similar sightings have also been reported in Sweden and one off Alaska.A similar ball-thing was reported off Turkey.
- Allegedly, sightings from divers this summer have been more common than ever before. In the past 15 years there have been only 15 observations. This summer we had seven of them!
- A theory is that it could be an egg from a cephalopod, perhaps a giant squid of the genus Architeuthis. But this is just a theory and not a good one as researchers in the USA say squids produce eggs that are much smaller.
And that's it! Here's another photo of the mysterious creature
(credit:Erling Svensen, source)
Let me repeat myself again. If you have any kind of info about this thing please contact Halldis Ringvold at [email protected] or Gro I. van der Meeren at [email protected]
Finally, here's a suggestion from Gro I. van der Meeren, professor at the ocean research institute in Bergen, of what to do in case you see one:
" If any reader manages to get a little piece of one, they should put it in a plastic bag and freeze it. Then contact the scientists and they will take care of the rest."
References
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The classic human response to something we don't understand. "If any reader manages to get a little piece of one, they should put in in a plastuc bag and freeze it." Basically, kill it and cut a piece off for testing. Poor floaty blog things :(
No need to kill it... biopsy! Just cut a little piece off! That's what we mostly do for animals that are new. Eventually we'll get around to doing a full autopsy though.
They must be Nessie's ovules...
Nice! Personally I do not believe they are eggs. Probably some kind of multicellular organism that live in a colony together and forming a ball-like structure. Only genetics will tell the truth:)
I'm going with alien incubation pods on this one.
Places tin foil hat on head
hahahahahahahahaah
Thank you :D
I'd say it's not alive. Looks like a ball of waste, or perhaps something excreted by an unknown species.
wow. The world is indeed full of mysterious stuff!
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how very odd.
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