Amazing Stalked Crinoids
Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 23rd, 2005
Hot on the heels of the first live photographs of a giant squid, there’s news of another sea-based animal being photographed - for the first time - revealing a never-before-seen behavior.
Stalked crinoids such as Endoxocrinus parrae have now been filmed running across the ocean floor, at a pace of 140 meters per hour.
See this rather amazing video with a click here.
Thanks to the Anomalist Newsline for this news.
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Are these animals part of the Starfish family? Are they moving to relocate or mate? How deep are they found?
The article linked to the video notes: “Crinoids, which are relatives of starfish and sea urchins, once had achieved such abundance and diversity that paleontologists refer to the period 350 million years ago as the age of crinoids. Today, only two main forms remain.”
They were filmed 400 meters deep. It is unknown why they are speeding away, but the theory thusfar is that they are escaping from hungry sea urchins.
Amazing. Thank you Mr. Coleman. Scary to think about - but, now that they have been filmed and proven to be living — I just hope people do not begin trying to capture them.
Thank you for this article