Underwater footage shot off the coast of Chile reveals a thriving deep-sea ecosystem with a diversity of marine animals, along with a newly discovered undersea mountain. This Is the Average Social ...

Researchers discovered a rare deep-dwelling octopus known as 'flying spaghetti monsters' living on newly discovered mountain Credit: SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute via CNN Newsource Flying ...

During the 28-day expedition, researchers also spotted two Bathyphysa siphonophores, rare deep-sea marine creatures also known as "flying spaghetti monsters" because of their long, wavy tendrils.

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(WJW) – A team of oceanographers set out on a 28-day expedition to the international waters of the Nazca Ridge, about 900 miles off the coast of Chile, and during that time they made some pretty ...

(WJW) – A team of oceanographers set out on a 28-day expedition to the international waters of the Nazca Ridge, about 900 miles off the coast of Chile, and during that time they made some pretty ...

A Casper octopus was spotted for the first time in the Southern Pacific and the team also saw two Bathyphysa siphonophores, nicknamed "flying spaghetti monsters". Two other expeditions in January ...

Armed with their trusty ROV SuBastian, the clever folks over at Schmidt Ocean Institute were surveying the unnamed and unexplored seamount when they spotted two flying spaghetti monsters.

Researchers spotted the flying spaghetti monster roughly 900 miles (1,450 kilometers) off the coast of Chile, near a little-known seamount that towers 10,200 feet (3,109 m) above the seafloor.

The ocean images and footage below shows highlights from the mission, including the rarely seen Bathyphysa conifera, also known as the "flying spaghetti monster." A remotely operated vehicle the ...