is a weirdo's chicken & # 39; headless sea (VIDEO)

Australian researchers who found it and plunged it deep into the ocean [VIDEO], have broadcast images of the great suggestion that in a few days have conquered the users of half the world.

Monster from the Abyss, a little masterpiece of nature

The & # 39;monster of the abyss& # 39; is actually a particular sea ​​cucumber who lives more than 1000 meters deep.

About 25 centimeters long, the curious invertebrate body swims in the abyss of the Antarctic glacial ocean, displaying its extravagant shape. For those who saw it, it seemed like a sea ​​chicken headless. In fact, it had already been seen, but only once, in 2017 in the Gulf of Mexico. And now, for the first time, Australian researchers have filmed it in the Arctic Sea [VIDEO]thanks to a specially patented underwater camera system.

To be able to take it back, in fact, the researchers ofAustralian Antarctic Division they created promotions cameras protected by strong envelopes and inserted into fishing equipment that can be thrown into the water up to a depth of three kilometers. The particular observation is inscribed in a search campaign to better understand the biodiversity of the Southern Ocean.

The first to marvel at the results of this initial observation are scientists who never expected to find such a creature in these latitudes.

Great enthusiasm expressed by the Chief Investigator Dirk Welsford who defined the images as "breathtaking and surprising" as they bring back bits of life never seen before. With the data acquired thanks to the research, the bases will be thrown for the conservation and the protection of the discovered species: the collected information will be presented to the meeting Annual Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Resources, held this week in Hobart, Australia.

A "chicken" in Antarctica, protection projects

the sea ​​cucumbers, scientific name holoturia, clbad of echinoderms such as hedgehogs and starfish, are concentrated in the seabed around the world. Characterized by a body of elastic consistency that generally looks like a vegetable, they live in the depths, even at 10,000 meters deep.

The & # 39; chicken & # 39; from the sea, whose scientific name is & # 39;Enypniastes eximiae, he lives floating on the seabed, but unlike his like, he has tubular fins with which he feeds on sediments. With the same fins that look like curious little legs, the funny creature moves to free itself from predators or to go to the bottom of the ocean. As may seem clumsy, however, gives rise to a movement that looks like a graceful dance.

Like all sea cucumbers, it plays a fundamental role in the" ecosystem because a real "scavenger" cleans the seabed by sucking the debris. With hedgehogs and starfish, it helps maintain the balance of the marine environment. That's why it's important protect endangered species.

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Division eager to preserve biodiversity want to create theprotected marine area dell & # 39;Antarctic Is. Many species facing climate change and intensive fishing are under threat. Especially in Asian countries, sea cucumbers, subject to unrestrained fishing and marketing, are eaten as delicacies.