The Black Carpet Ocean Creature

Footage from the us government has set off a wave of conspiracy theories over what appears to be a mysterious sea beast in alaska.

The black carpet ocean creature.

It is not a hydrozoa or a siphonophore it is described as a mile long black carpet of creatures imagine a stingray hovering over the surface of water but a mile long and composed of strange little tentacle thingies that suck up the nutrients off of the ocean floor and sort of swipe across it. A group of 40 scientists from 17 different nations teamed up to search the freezing pitch black area using cameras and other equipment. Researchers estimate the creature which is related to jellyfish and corals has an outer ring that is approximately 154 feet long. This creature has not been seen in the ocean but rather in lake champlain but it s off the coast of vermont and new york so we re going to go ahead and say close enough in reference to the fact that this is an ocean list.

The black dragonfish has a scientific designation too difficult to pronounce but it is truly one of the most intimidating creatures found in the sea. By most estimates we ve explored somewhere around 5 percent of our oceans. What we have charted however has turned up some seriously curious discoveries namely. It is said to be a giant flat black siphonophore that is about a mile long wide and covered in feelers with an occasional 20ish foot long transparent tentacle.

With these tools they were able to find three interesting. 06 10 mon oct 31 2016. By oli smith published. Commonly known for migrating to depths past 1 600 feet their pitch black color blends in with the dark waters they live in.

I ve heard about a possible urban legend about a deep sea creature known among divers as the black carpet.