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red dog 1

(32,260 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:29 PM Oct 6

The distinctive appearance of the deep-sea creature known as the telescope fish.

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The distinctive appearance of the deep-sea creature known as the telescope fish. (Original Post) red dog 1 Oct 6 OP

"Distinctive" is carrying quite a load there. eppur_se_muova Oct 6 #1

OMG! LOL!!! some_of_us_are_sane Oct 6 #2

Yep! It's real! Yikes! KT2000 Oct 6 #3

The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation based on a real photo. sl8 Oct 6 #5

That's my blind Date !! Jesus Christ ! chouchou Oct 6 #4

Well ... Nightmares gonna' be a thing 'round here ... stopdiggin Oct 6 #6

eppur_se_muova

(40,711 posts)

1. "Distinctive" is carrying quite a load there.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:36 PM

Oct 6

But, hey, all Nature's creatures are beautiful.

Except Trump & his supporters.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,642 posts)

2. OMG! LOL!!!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:57 PM

Oct 6

Are you sure AI did not create that monstrosity?

KT2000

(21,872 posts)

3. Yep! It's real! Yikes!

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:06 PM

Oct 6

https://ocean.si.edu/telescope-fish

sl8

(16,959 posts)

5. The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation based on a real photo.

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:28 PM

Oct 6

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See KT2000's post for a link to the photo, taken by Dave Johnson of Harvard.

MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) has posted some actual telescope fish video on YouTube.

chouchou

(2,689 posts)

4. That's my blind Date !! Jesus Christ !

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:10 PM

Oct 6

stopdiggin

(14,862 posts)

6. Well ... Nightmares gonna' be a thing 'round here ...

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:39 PM

Oct 6

Thanks, chum!
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