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A living fishing line longer than skyscrapers?
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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
โ€ข Footage courtesy: Rupike Sawaqu โ€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYMv1EYoPgQ
โ€ข Footage courtesy: EVNautilus โ€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KZsrDGLUJQ
โ€ข Footage courtesy: serpentproject โ€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yREFw0ZZVPk
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00:00A living fishing line hangs motionless in the pitch-black ocean abyss.
00:05This colonial siphonophore drops microscopic harpoons that stretch for miles across freezing water.
00:12Tiny specialized cells called nematocysts store extreme pressure until a passing fish triggers them.
00:19The capsule flips inside-out instantly, injecting a paralyzing neurotoxin faster than a bullet.
00:25Unseen prey swims straight into this invisible trap because a living fishing line hangs motionless in the pitch-black ocean
00:34abyss.
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