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red dog 1

(31,938 posts) Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:29 PM 20 hrs ago

The distinctive appearance of the deep-sea creature known as the telescope fish.

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The distinctive appearance of the deep-sea creature known as the telescope fish. (Original Post) red dog 1 20 hrs ago OP

"Distinctive" is carrying quite a load there. eppur_se_muova 20 hrs ago #1

OMG! LOL!!! some_of_us_are_sane 20 hrs ago #2

Yep! It's real! Yikes! KT2000 20 hrs ago #3

The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation based on a real photo. sl8 19 hrs ago #5

That's my blind Date !! Jesus Christ ! chouchou 20 hrs ago #4

Well ... Nightmares gonna' be a thing 'round here ... stopdiggin 18 hrs ago #6

eppur_se_muova

(40,249 posts)

1. "Distinctive" is carrying quite a load there.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:36 PM

20 hrs ago

But, hey, all Nature's creatures are beautiful.

Except Trump & his supporters.

some_of_us_are_sane

(2,198 posts)

2. OMG! LOL!!!

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 08:57 PM

20 hrs ago

Are you sure AI did not create that monstrosity?

KT2000

(21,740 posts)

3. Yep! It's real! Yikes!

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:06 PM

20 hrs ago

https://ocean.si.edu/telescope-fish

sl8

(16,897 posts)

5. The telescope fish is real, but I'm pretty sure that's an AI animation based on a real photo.

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:28 PM

19 hrs ago

Last edited Tue Oct 7, 2025, 12:00 PM - Edit history (1)

See KT2000's post for a link to the photo, taken by Dave Johnson of Harvard.

MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) has posted some actual telescope fish video on YouTube.

chouchou

(2,423 posts)

4. That's my blind Date !! Jesus Christ !

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 09:10 PM

20 hrs ago

stopdiggin

(14,468 posts)

6. Well ... Nightmares gonna' be a thing 'round here ...

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 10:39 PM

18 hrs ago

Thanks, chum!
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