The organisms that were found at the bottom of the Caribbean are not quite sure what they are. These things look like a massage ball and look like warts.
Since May this year, scientists aboard the flagship exploratory vessel Okeanos Explorer have been probing the largely unexplored deepwater depths of the North Atlantic as part of an ongoing expedition.
A video from the official livestream of the expedition was spotted by a camera on the ROV.
One scientist said it wasn't a rock.
The blue biomat chimed in another.
I've been calling it blue.
One of the crew succinctly summed up everyone's enthusiasm at the discovery: "We're not sure." A good mystery is something we all enjoy.
The scientists think the blue blob is a sponge, coral, or tunicate. There is no way for them to know until a sample is collected and examined or another expert is able to identify them.
One of the scientists in the video said he would reach out to his colleague in the Caribbean.
These are some videos that we're all for. Hearing the scientists answer questions is a delight to the ears, as much as the discovery of the organisms themselves.
One crew member notes that it is part of the fun.
One of the most exciting things about explorer expeditions is that. There is always one thing that stops you.
We'll be keeping an eye on what this "bumpy blue thing" is.
There are strange rows of holes on the ocean floor.
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