Giant sea spiders filmed in Antarctica

Not actually spiders, but some kind of Ophiurid.
They look a bit like octopii.
grintersays...

I am in no way against the research, but I do feel a tinge of sadness as I hear the trawl scrape the sea floor and all of that beautiful life bare.

I mean c'mon! those creatures live in 1 degree water, give them a break!!!

rich_magnetsays...

By their appearance and motion, they seem like crinoidea to me. Normally sessile echninoderms, these "feather stars" are indeed capable of swimming when disturbed. Note that there are at least two varieties visible, and the larger ones don't bother trying to swim off the bottom.

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