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Related: About this forumScientists Discover "Vantablack" Deep-Sea Creatures
https://futurism.com/scientists-discover-vantablack-creatures?fbclid=IwAR29gV_2F998tJgGWQF7EllECM4VqvMH1hQqhMUSCAUP6mRPs5Nhvv19vBAA team of marine biologists have discovered 16 new species of terrifying deep-sea fish that reflect almost no light at all, Wired reports much like the ultra-black material Vantablack.
Marine biologist Karen Osborn was astonished when she attempted to take pictures of a fangtooth, a terrifying fanged monster of the deep sea, for cataloguing reasons. The fish appeared to absorb almost all of the light her underwater studio shone at it, leaving only eerie silhouettes.
I had tried to take pictures of deep-sea fish before and got nothing but these really horrible pictures, where you cant see any detail, Osborn, who co-authored a paper about the fish published in Current Biology, told Wired. How is it that I can shine two strobe lights at them and all that light just disappears?
Its like looking at a black hole, lead author Alexander Davis, a Duke University biologist, told The New York Times.
Marine biologist Karen Osborn was astonished when she attempted to take pictures of a fangtooth, a terrifying fanged monster of the deep sea, for cataloguing reasons. The fish appeared to absorb almost all of the light her underwater studio shone at it, leaving only eerie silhouettes.
I had tried to take pictures of deep-sea fish before and got nothing but these really horrible pictures, where you cant see any detail, Osborn, who co-authored a paper about the fish published in Current Biology, told Wired. How is it that I can shine two strobe lights at them and all that light just disappears?
Its like looking at a black hole, lead author Alexander Davis, a Duke University biologist, told The New York Times.
There are some pictures at the link, and an interesting article.
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Scientists Discover "Vantablack" Deep-Sea Creatures (Original Post)
Sancho
Sep 2020
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AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)1. sorry, cant read because of adblocker. but ill take your word for it.
Sancho
(9,067 posts)2. Here is a version at Wired, but all of them have ads...
https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-ultra-black-vantafish/
I originally saw the story on a FB post.
I originally saw the story on a FB post.
AllaN01Bear
(18,191 posts)4. thanks.
RainCaster
(10,869 posts)5. Open link in an incognito window, it works
Very interesting article, worth the 5 minutes to read.
BComplex
(8,049 posts)3. Wow! That's pretty scary.
This could create a lot of mischief if we learned how to make it.
Judi Lynn
(160,526 posts)6. This is a stunning discovery!
Incredible information from the article:
One species, the threadfin dragonfish, was even found to only be ultra-black when its young likely a defense mechanism to protect it when it needs to hide from predators.
Other species had melanosomes lining their guts to make sure any bioluminescent fish they ate wont give away their position. You dont want to be swimming around with a glowing belly, right? Osborne told Wired. Thats just asking for trouble.
Other species had melanosomes lining their guts to make sure any bioluminescent fish they ate wont give away their position. You dont want to be swimming around with a glowing belly, right? Osborne told Wired. Thats just asking for trouble.
This material really does give a person a jolt, so extraordinary, unexpected. Fascinating.