Scientist witnesses new animal behavior 4 miles deep! 

Hi Tim, very glad Alvin and your research are continuing the legacy of discovery at extreme depths. Well Done!

Amazing footage! I love how he got a little choked up in his excitement.

Hi Tim. The UK gov. have ROV footage of this extraordinary isopod from deep waters off Japan (1998). I was the only biologist on board the invesitgation expedition and it was such an incredible moment when this beautiful creature came into view. Mike Thurston (NOC) was able to identify it for me. Wonderful!

Incredible! Looks almost like one of the creatures in The Abyss.

Just stunning. How do they coordinate those paddles? And how many other organisms at 4 miles deep also rely on fragments of Sargassum that drift down?

I just love earth sciences. While the James Web is wrecking havoc on cosmology, the sciences of our own planet are still showing us we barely just scratched the surface. I only wish we could teach the naysayers that we as a species are doing so much damage to our planet, tidal rise, coral bleaching , global warming, so many results to our ignorance.. let's leave something for our Great Grandchildren to witness . And their offspring as well..