Commenters split between wonder and unease
2 Sep 12 8:35 AM · 11d ago · 22 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Within hours, dozens of replies range from admiration for the creature's appearance and evolutionary history to jokes about its unsettling look and broader reflections on ocean life and human impact.
“I've never seen the Feather Star before what a gorgeous creature.”
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I've never seen the Feather Star before what a gorgeous creature. Thank you.
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Very cool! Reminds me of this kinetic wind spinner.
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Love these things. Went down a rabbit hole recently trying to see if the feathers were formed in the same way as bird feathers in a case of parallel evolution, or if they were a different structure that just looked similar. Still not sure...
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Now That’s a thing nightmares are made from Fabulous video
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Imagine if you will.. taking a leasurely swim and this...thing.. touches your leg
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Humans do mot deserve the amazing world we were given.
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Can find crinoid fossils in the Great Lakes. 🤗💙
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The most important thing is that this creature missed out on opportunities for extinction.
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Sometimes you want something to be AI so you know it can't find you in the ocean.... Alas
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Omg…beautiful! Nature’s diversity and beauty is astounding…🌹
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Isn’t it sad? My first reaction was also “but will it survive us?” We are boiling the oceans.
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Just when you thought you'd seen everything, mother nature says you ain't seen nothin' yet.
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What will humans leave behind when we are all gone?
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What a beautiful name...Feather Star...wow so graceful...Thank you for sharing what your eyes 'see.' Makes me feel like this❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍Sending you Love from the Archangels of the 7 Rays. Namaste, Sherri
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WOW OMG look at this creature!!!! THANK YOU! and look where it is - so untouched and beautiful - altho I am sure it suffers from human pollution even that far down
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You know what else...I'm looking at how the beautiful moves and I keep 'hearing'...Seraphim, Seraphim...what a beautiful graceful being. Namaste, Sherri
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One of my favorite things to come across on a dive!!! Is big “ball” of feather stars doing… Feather star things together!! 😁
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They survived the K-Pg extinction 60 million years ago-- the biggest extinction there ever was. That we know of. AMAZING
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An invertebrate left over from the Pennsylvanian Epoch which ended over 300M years ago. Amazing!!
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Fascinating, but I think I'd swallow my snorkel tube if I came upon it while swimming about.
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300 million years before dinosaurs. My mind can't comprehend time on that scale.
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So if this planet was indeed created for one species, I say we found the one.
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would we Really be surprised if it spoke multiple languages as well....?
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I've never seen one! What an incredible creature! I love it. Thanks!
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