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Bathyphysa Conifera
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like all Siphonophorae, this deep-sea creature reproduces by cloning itself.
The clones all live together in a colony.
The Bathyphysa Conifera is actually a colony of sea jellies.
These colonies can be made up of 500 to over 10,000 individuals.
All of the individuals have different jobs, like reproduction, feeding, and moving.
The reason why these colonies are considered one creature is because no individual could survive on its own.
Discovery
This Bathyphysa Conifera was discovered on June 15, 2015 by oil rig workers.
They made this discovery 4000 feet below the surface of the ocean off the coast of Angola.
They discovered it by using a remote controlled underwater maintenance drone.
Bathyphysa Conifera
How the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" has adapted to survive deep in the ocean
Relatives
The Bathyphysa Conifera is a member of the order "Siphonophorae". The most famous (or rather infamous) member of its order is the Portuguese man o' war.
Although its cousins can be very painful or even deadly, Bathyphysa Conifera is harmless to humans.
Fun facts
- Bathyphysa Conifera 'eats' by sucking in algae and small deep-sea fish.
- Because they are made up of many individuals linked together, Siphonophorae can grow to be over 1 kilometer long!
- They move by shooting water out of holes in their sides, like a water gun
- People sometimes call Bathyphysa Conifera "the Flying Spaghetti Monster" because Pastafarians' god is known as the flying Spaghetti monster.