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red dog 1

(33,464 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:29 PM Oct 2025

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 2025 OP

"Distinctive" is carrying quite a load there. eppur_se_muova Oct 2025 #1

OMG! LOL!!! some_of_us_are_sane Oct 2025 #2

Yep! It's real! Yikes! KT2000 Oct 2025 #3

The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation based on a real photo. sl8 Oct 2025 #5

That's my blind Date !! Jesus Christ ! chouchou Oct 2025 #4

Well ... Nightmares gonna' be a thing 'round here ... stopdiggin Oct 2025 #6

eppur_se_muova

(42,507 posts)

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

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:36 PM

Oct 2025

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

Except Trump & his supporters.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,563 posts)

2. OMG! LOL!!!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:57 PM

Oct 2025

Are you sure AI did not create that monstrosity?

KT2000

(22,220 posts)

3. Yep! It's real! Yikes!

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:06 PM

Oct 2025

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

sl8

(17,147 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, 09:28 PM

Oct 2025

Last edited Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:00 PM - Edit history (1)

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

(3,302 posts)

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

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:10 PM

Oct 2025

stopdiggin

(15,636 posts)

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

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:39 PM

Oct 2025

Thanks, chum!
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