Strange Creatures

Nasty

I wonder if this pattern is a product of its growth or not. Also would be interesting to see the larva planktonic form for comparison.

agreed!

lol, XD its a teen

C'est quoi alors Cobra ???

looks like nipples

It's Barinade from Ocarina of Time!

I got one big

wo0ow

Is it a living thing???

The little sea urchin on top is quite unusual. It was discovered by a research vessel near New Caledonia at a depth of 1000 ft.

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sandrino says:

That is cool. What an amazing pattern!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ says:

!

!!!!!!!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

photofriendly says:

Sea Urchins are fascinating as seen here. Growing up we would hunt for them in Florida.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

KoenigNazgul says:

wow! The thumbnail looked so alien and artificial, and yet much of what lies in the ocean is so different from land-bound forms. Good shot.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanita says:

Nature’s little circuit board orbs!
:
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Yes! With a slightly inductive delay line in the squiggle...

Oh, and they managed to get their MEMS comb drive wrapped around the sphere...

Not sure what the nipples are for tho...
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Vanita says:

Not sure what the nipples are for tho...

Maybe that's the "mother" part of the board.

'-}
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Jay Dugger says:

The thumbnail gave me the impression it showed an exotic confection of marzipan and frosting, or perhaps an intricate piece of sculpture, like a Fabrege egg.

Do you know the taxonomy of this sea urchin?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

!MimosaMicheMichelle! says:

It is more beautiful than any crown jewel ... or jewelled crown!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

trafal says:

nature's vanities! good to see, better to wonder!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

yewco says:

Looks very creepy but beautiful.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

biotron says:

*exhales massive sigh of wonder*
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

NatashaP says:

WOW! Fascinating!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Starlisa says:

truly astounding! On the Oregon state coastline along the Pacific we found simple ones... these are so exotic! I learned in Biology many years ago that these are called "tests" each one being a Test. boy was that fun to play with!
most wondrous designs...
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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

A test?...

it's the question that drives us
– Trinity
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ says:

oh, to me those were not nipples -yet saw the resemblance-, but vestigial tentacles...

the urchin atop reminded me of the chinese paper lanterns... guess if I google enough I may find one painted similarly... =D
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

evatxu says:

NaturesFinest
This is really one of Natures Finest!!>
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

popuz says:

Unbelievable beauty...
seen on Explore
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jorgempf says:

this is very amazing, where is it shown? is it yours? or you just made a photo of it?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

EDEN PHOTOGRAPHY says:

Wow- that's really cool!

TWTME
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Jenny Lewelling says:

Wow! what an incredible shot!
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

kokkofish (broken computer) says:

Thanks for sharing -- I've never seen anything like it.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

thanks y'all.

jorgempf: it's part of a small collection of nautical artifacts that I have at home.

Jay Dugger: I will try to look that up. I can't recall the full name.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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beautiful urchins
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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

macropoulos says:

Amazing patterns!
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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Fernando Felix says:

Wow, very interesting! Great shot!

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Cheap Camera Tricks says:

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Thor Johan Thorsson [deleted] says:

Great design!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

BBMaui says:

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Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Vizual Pollution says:

Ripper of an acquisition!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Evren Aydın [DELETED] [deleted] says:

this is cool
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

weeeder says:

wow, it`s like a living fractal! LOL
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Márcia C says:

Excellent detail!
Well captured...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kool_skatkat says:

Interesting...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

kentbye says:

amazing
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

schoschie says:

Incredible shapes and colors.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

doberwoman guardian of the clan says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nouvelle-Calédonie/New Caledonia, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

very interesting!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Elinesca says:

...like a jewelery box...
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Donna62 says:

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ozmotion in motion says:

I bet if you ate it, you would start tripping balls immediately
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

very1silent says:

Do the smaller bumps on top mean that there are smaller spines on the top than on the bottom?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

blmurch says:

Gorgeous and totally intriguing.

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Alexander Gräf says:

Dear Americans, please try to get used to metric units:

1000 ft ~ 300 m
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Kailash Nadh says:

Lovely colours and patterns. Amazing!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

xx James xx says:

Yeah, beautiful capture, and you are now on reddit by the way :-)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

teachernz says:

Remember this is only the skeleton. The living creature shows what those "nipples" might be.

www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/rs/index.p hp

Look at the fourth image!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

bytehead says:

Looks like a space ship in the next outer space adventure!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

SlideOut Trey says:

wow... nature is so humbling..
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

masurkar says:

Superb picture. The clarity is outstanding. Got here from reddit too.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Oh Lawd says:

I feel the urge of biting it and then squash it with my foot.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

agmon says:

looks like an alien
maybe it came from www.beinspace.com
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Fristle says:

Na na, na na na na na na na, Katamari Damacy....
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

unripegreenbanana says:

Sic
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jambamkin says:

looks like a mandlebrot fractal.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

TheKoopaBros. says:

That's amazing. Nature never ceases to amaze me.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

duyleq says:

wow! amazing
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

shanecassidy says:

Very cool!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

sabazoo says:

la naturaleza es a veces tan colina, es parecido a lo que veo con lsd.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

miikkahoo says:

Holy smoke! thats wicked.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Lord-Lance says:

A wonderful Photo ... Great!

Greetings
Lance
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

avlxyz says:

got a link to this in an email from a friend. he thinks it looks like the Mandelbrot set fractal too!
I agree.
Nature is full of maths :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

schnauzernubbins says:

Absolutely phenomenal!!!! Gorgeous...saw this on digg.com by the way!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

hackerfriendly says:

Looks like a Coelopleurus Exquisitus to me. Beautiful!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Amazing Syco says:

Looks like a Katamari from Katamari Damacy. The King of All Cosmos will be pleased.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

wow. I just got back from Half Moon Bay, and discover this blog storm. 200K views in 24 hours.

jorgempf: yes, it is mine.

thanks y'all. Yes, it is a beautiful computation. Here's another one from HMB:

  It seems that we like the emergent constructs, fractal and nested, that arise from iterative computations (e.g., evolution, organic growth...).   

In other words, we appreciate the accumulated computational complexity produced by evolutionary dynamics (genetic and memetic).
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Kelso says:

Amazing!!!

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Bonell Photography (dasbull) says:

Nice shot.

Seen in a darckr gallery of group pool (mine, ?).
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

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I invite you to add this great 200+ faves picture to 200+ Faves
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Jon Christall says:

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

losvizzero says:

Nice image... It's on Digg.com, btw...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jorgempf says:

i got it 4 months ago. ?!? i am confused by your second answer now. am i missing something?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

oops - I forgot that I already answered your question. Both answers are the same... =)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jorgempf says:

no problem, it hapens. :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³ says:

did you take your pills today?

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

labspics says:

AmAzing!
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Melvin! says:

Awsome shot. I love the pattern on it
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

cloverhunting says:

Very beautiful, love the colors.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

amy francaise [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called uniqueeeee, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

uniqueeeeee creatures!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

indrabayuvimono says:

thats so cool...
I never seen this before
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian O'Mahony says:

Wow! Is this a rare find?

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One Hundred Thousand Club (100,000 Photostream Views), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

SantaRosa OLD SKOOL says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nature uses just a few shapes.../ A Natureza usa poucas formas, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

ph:) says:

utterly amazing

saw this on wiki while searching on google.

thanks for sharing.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Different., and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Schmiegel says:

Thank you!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Enrickoan7775 says:

Love this real much...Thanks for sharing!!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

kpss says:

woooww so good picture :)

kpss
kpss

kpss
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Camila_K says:

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nature is f******* awesome
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

jurvetson says:

Go Nature!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

The Travel Slut says:

Absolutely fantastic find and even greater photo! :-)
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

gündoğarken says:

kpss
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

R(k) says:

It's amazing how beautiful the skeletons are, colors and texture.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

werdan says:

So where does the tea come out? :-)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

gandalf_20t says:

Oich it is weird and seems great!! wonderful!
PTC

Bux
PTC
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

198401 says:

thank you !good picture
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

castordestroy says:

Amazing!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

AnEyeForTexas says:

They could both easily be Faberge creations. But nature is always the most creative!

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dudety20 says:

i bet the nipples squirt water as self defense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

restlessthought says:

yep.... amazing in all ways
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

trkaya@ymail.com says:

sohbet | sinema izle

thank you !good picture
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

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