Sea Creature: Explore the Possibilities for Alien Life on Earth

Do you believe that alien can lives among us? Scientists explore the possibilities for alien life in Earth through some of this creature.

Weedy Sea Dragon

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This remarkable creature is not much use in a flight. It has a few spiny plates, but these do little more than give it a crunchy sensation in the mouth of a predator. In order to survive in the dangerous ocean it has evolved camouflage that makes it almost invisible. On other worlds we are likely to discover aliens whose camouflage makes them almost indistinguishable from their surroundings.

Octopus

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Able to change color at will and alter its skin texture to blend in with its surroundings, the octopus also has two hearts, eight tentacles and a parrot-like beak. Octopuses thrive in almost every ocean in the world, and some people say they are more intelligent that dogs. Some forms of intelligence are more widespread among Earth creatures that we once thought, so what are the possibilities on alien worlds?

Gulper eel

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The gulper eel is a custom-built eating machine. This deep sea trawler swims with its massive jaws wide open, hovering up anything it can find 6.5km down at the bottom of the ocean. Like some ‘aliens’ in science fiction, the gulper eel can unhinge its jaw and swallow prey larger than itself.

Cuttlefish

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You can tell a cuttlefish’s mood from the way it changes color. In an instant it can go from camouflaged hunter to amorous show-off, flashing patterns and stripes along its body. It has evolved the ability to change its appearance for the two most important things any creature needs to do – finding food and having offspring. Creatures on alien worlds may communicate their thoughts and feelings via their own personal lightshow.

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46 Responses to “Sea Creature: Explore the Possibilities for Alien Life on Earth”

  1. QuinMonty86 Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 7:59 am

    Great pictures, and the information was good, too. There is so much we don’t know about our own planet. It’s amazing! Thanks for sharing.


  2. cardy Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 8:23 am

    thats really cool.


  3. Darla Smith Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Great article and I love the pictures with it.


  4. lindalulu Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 9:13 am

    Nice article and the pictures were fabulous.


  5. Glynis Smy Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 9:41 am

    I can see how some of the film producers got ideas for aliens. Good article, great pics.


  6. Alaina Ellington Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Very creative!! A little spooky, the pictures are wonderful though!! It really makes you think!!
    ~♥~


  7. James DeVere Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 4:19 pm

    A few spelling mistakes and grammatical errors but fine article. Good work . j


  8. Little Miss Lizzy Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    A Vain cuttlefish! Great stuff. I love seahorses so that first creature is a hit with me!


  9. diyanah91 Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 10:58 pm

    cool infos!


  10. S A JOHNSON Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 11:00 pm

    Very cool pics and information!


  11. westbrook Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Great article. How do we know we don;t have alians with us now?


  12. rutherfranc Says...

    On January 13, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    I love the eel!.. technically, if these creatures are endemic to earth, then they cannot be considered aliens. Even if they were descendants of aliens, they still are first to appear on earth before humans.. just my thoughts..


  13. Inna Tysoe Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 1:29 am

    Really interesting!

    Thanks,

    Inna


  14. papaleng Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 2:03 am

    a very informational article and the photos i really like them.


  15. Andy MacManus Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 6:04 am

    “On other worlds we are likely to discover aliens whose camouflage makes them almost indistinguishable from their surroundings.”

    Are you kidding? How do you know what we will “likely” discover on other worlds?

    And there is no way ‘Scientists’ (kinda arbitrary term you threw around there, no?) are looking for alien life at the bottom of the ocean. By definition, alien life is not of this planet.

    These fundamental problems coupled with the fact that this article is riddled with mistakes, lead me to believe that you slapped this together from a Wikipedia article.

    Shame on you.


  16. Kim Buck Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 9:30 am

    That is one eel I care not to eat with my sushi.


  17. RVDaniels Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 11:35 am

    This is cool. Nature is so fascinating and really shows how marvelous is the mind of our Creator.


  18. Patrick Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Wow….


  19. Joni Keith Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 8:31 pm

    I loved your article. Your photos are incredible. Great job!


  20. Maria Blazz Says...

    On January 14, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    Interesting subject, but after reading the article I still don’t understand why these creatures can be considered aliens.


  21. Jal Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Interesting. Love the pictures.


  22. RJ Chamberlain Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 3:07 am

    Well reserached and written piece Matt. Great pics.


  23. Louie Jerome Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 5:15 am

    Nice article!


  24. niallrobertson Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 6:12 am

    wow this is really intriguing .. keep it up!


  25. Betty Carew Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 7:29 am

    Great article Matt and the pictures are awesome.


  26. nesita Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 11:20 am

    i never realised talking about simple things could be interesting it seems i have a lot to learn thanks


  27. Jenny Heart Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Great information! Pictures are very good and interesting looking.


  28. Purnomosidhi Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    Mmm Monsters of the sea… I love them


  29. karen Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    Beautiful picture…


  30. JoLynn Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    Awsome. Thank you for sharing. I love science.


  31. Morgana Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Interesting article, interesting pictures.


  32. Tania Jaye Ward Says...

    On January 15, 2009 at 10:52 pm

    Great article and brilliant pictures too! Thought provoking and interesting to read. You’ve touched on a subject I’m sure many of us ponder upon from time to time :)


  33. Bill M. Tracer Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 1:30 am

    Nicely illustrated.


  34. Ori Sonata Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 2:11 am

    Just a minor typo in the Gulper Eel part. May be you have to change “large than itself” into “larger than itself”.

    Nice photograph and articles otherwise :)


  35. Sharona Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 7:38 am

    I love the article, and photos.


  36. Bren Parks Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 10:46 am

    It is a thought…there have been UFO sightings of flying space ships entering the ocean…hmm

    Great article and pics!!


  37. Daimont Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    I wan’t to see more ! =]


  38. MJpatrick Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 2:37 pm

    Awesome pics,great article!


  39. Alexa Anderson Says...

    On January 16, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    Great pics.


  40. eddiego65 Says...

    On January 17, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Awesome article and images.


  41. Denise Kawaii Says...

    On January 17, 2009 at 10:53 pm

    I really like the pictures here – it is amazing how we continue to discover animals that are stranger than what we could have ever imagined.


  42. Daren Says...

    On February 15, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Wow, this was a very interesting article.


  43. Stacey T Pollock Says...

    On February 16, 2009 at 7:44 am

    I have seen the weedy sea dragon at the Underwater World on the Gold Coast Australia. They were very elegant to watch.


  44. Trese Says...

    On February 25, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Great article and pictures.


  45. Jordon Says...

    On May 30, 2009 at 4:09 am

    Yes there is such thing as Aliens becouse I am one! I meen seriusly!


  46. jerald sia Says...

    On September 1, 2009 at 8:53 pm

    Hey…your article is fine, but there are few pics and few wierd thing happening here in asia. here in Philippines some of this look like a stingray but it look like a face of a human.

    Seriusly!!! i dont belive in mermaid or a alien, and there’s a strange moment happened somewhere in Visayas sea and nobody took a pics of it. Some of fisherman says it was not a women but they dont understand why it so fast to swime faster than shark, and that thing have a hand.

    I hope science can explane those thing.Is thing really exist in this word?. You know.. those people dont talk to much what they saw and they belive it really exist and become a mistery.


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