Look at this thing. Look at the way it moves. Look at the way its paddle-arms connect to the body like the shoulders of the end boss from a PS2 horror rpg. Mesmerizing. Unsettling.
This is a deep-sea isopod. Dr. Johanna Weston, a deep-ocean biologist and guest investigator at @whoi.edu, is confident this is Bathyopsurus nybelini, one of her favorite animals. Learn why via the YouTube caption: youtube.com/shorts/DenUj...