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What Just Happened?
This video, collected during Dive 16 of the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition on June 30, 2018, highlights a benthic fish (Atlantic Midshipman, Porichthys plectrodon) dwelling in a burrow, snatching a large midwater fish (barracuda in the family Paralepididae) with quill worms as onlookers. The snail was an innocent (and unfortunate) bystander to the whole thing as well. This remarkable video footage gives us the rare opportunity to document a predation event in the deep sea, while highlighting the trophic links between animals that live in the water column with those that live on the seafloor.
Posted 5 years ago by boyt in category: animals
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DaveJoyce - 5 years ago [ Reply ]
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Ok, who won this fight? I feel like it’s the fish, not the snake. Though I had the opposite impression on my first viewing Casi ethe snake came out of nowhere. But it looks like the fish got him into his mouth. Although, even if the fish got him into his mouth, how do we know the snake doesn’t later eat his way through the fish’s belly. Who won?

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jcrider - 5 years ago
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  I think they are both fish Dave 
jcrider - 5 years ago
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  I think what the fish need to be more concerned about is the sea snail falling into the hole with them.... I'd be outta' there faster than you could blink: http://uk.businessinsider.com/most-venemous-animal-cone-snail-2016-2 
DaveJoyce - 5 years ago
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  Really? Looks like a snake. But maybe it’s a snake fish. I dunno. But either way I think the snake-ish looking fish lost 

yes yes i disable addblocker (guest) - 5 years ago [ Reply ]
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so you can get some money for a website you do zero work on. videos are from other people. submitted by other people. watched by other people. why not try a donation page ? or get a job..

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jcrider - 5 years ago
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DaveJoyce - 5 years ago
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  Yeah, whoever came up with the idea built a tool that people find enjoyable and is profiting from it. I think you’re just jealous.  
tengu - 5 years ago
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yeh (guest) - 5 years ago [ Reply ]
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oh hi jcrider..what are the chances seeing you here ? 100% ? yeh i realized tho, everytime i see a comment of you saying its woyt, then i realize again. thanks alot for that. what would we do without you man. troll on 5stars, never stop please

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jcrider - 5 years ago
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  Lol that made me laugh, thank you :). Now register an account for yourself or its all null and void.  

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