Blade Runner (1982) Dir. Ridley Scott

all i want is for my conciousness to be transferred to a computer when i die.

(by alann_bgt)

Help by Hamza Kulenovic

Gloomy Wetland

Water is the only element that whole ecosystem was born of it

Comb jellies—also known as ctenophores—come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Many are transparent, but some deep-sea species, like the abyssal comb jelly, Beroe abyssicola, are ruby red or deep purple in color. So far, scientists have described approximately 200 ctenophore species.

Comb jellies swim by flicking hair-like ctenes back and forth. When the lights of our submersibles illuminate an abyssal comb jelly, the ctene rows diffract the light into the colors of the rainbow, creating those dazzling disco lights.

Most animals in the midnight zone produce bioluminescence. The abyssal comb jelly has a scarlet stomach that absorbs the light produced by meals digesting in its gut. The red pigment absorbs blue-green bioluminescence, keeping Beroe hidden from predators. Many other deep-sea jellies employ a similar strategy. Learn more about these dazzling denizens of the deep on our website.

Deep-sea double helix 🧬 

Salps are gelatinous invertebrates that live in the open ocean but are closely related to the “sea squirts” (tunicates) seen in tidepools. They are found abundantly throughout the world’s ocean.⁠ ⁠ Salp species in the genus Helicosalpa are among the most rarely observed and collected salps. This species, Helicosalpa virgula, was captured on camera by our remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Doc Ricketts at 282 meters (925 feet) deep.

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