00:00Giant amphipods thrive in the deep Pacific's crushing darkness.
00:05A giant deep sea amphipod crawls across the ocean floor in total darkness.
00:11Across Pacific trenches and deep ocean plains, supergiant crustaceans scavenge carcasses,
00:17survive crushing pressure and spread across far larger regions than scientists expected.
00:23Researchers lowered baited cameras into deep Pacific waters,
00:27captured massive amphipods feeding on dead fish and tracked populations spanning thousands of miles.
00:34A supergiant amphipod grips bait with oversized claws,
00:39crawls through sediment under extreme pressure and grows much larger than shallow water relatives.
00:44Scientists studying DNA samples discovered genetically connected crustacean populations
00:50living across distant deep sea trenches once believed isolated from each other.
00:55Robotic submersibles glide through black ocean depths,
01:00reveal swarms of pale crustaceans gathering around carcasses,
01:04and document behavior rarely seen by humans.
01:07Marine biologists compare deep sea currents with migration patterns,
01:11showing how these giant scavengers spread across enormous underwater regions.
01:15The amphipods survive freezing temperatures,
01:19perpetual darkness and water pressure strong enough to crush most surface animals instantly.
01:25From abyssal trenches to underwater plains,
01:28deep sea ecosystems hold giant creatures scientists are only beginning to understand.
01:34In the darkest parts of the ocean, enormous scavengers still roam almost unseen.
01:40Searching
01:40Water
01:40chief
01:40Central
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