[Music] when I first saw this video it was only
when I first saw this video it was only
when I first saw this video it was only the second video I had ever seen of an O
the second video I had ever seen of an O
the second video I had ever seen of an O mr. fat egg mass and they’re just
mr. fat egg mass and they’re just
mr. fat egg mass and they’re just mind-blowing it is huge and it’s full of
mind-blowing it is huge and it’s full of
mind-blowing it is huge and it’s full of baby squid we know that mama squid has
baby squid we know that mama squid has
baby squid we know that mama squid has these special glands in her body that
these special glands in her body that
these special glands in her body that make jelly and that she mixes that jelly
make jelly and that she mixes that jelly
make jelly and that she mixes that jelly with her eggs in some way and it’s
with her eggs in some way and it’s
with her eggs in some way and it’s concentrated so when she produces it
concentrated so when she produces it
concentrated so when she produces it it’s just a concentrated bowl of snot
it’s just a concentrated bowl of snot
it’s just a concentrated bowl of snot with eggs in it basically and we don’t
with eggs in it basically and we don’t
with eggs in it basically and we don’t know exactly what the chemicals are but
know exactly what the chemicals are but
know exactly what the chemicals are but they have some reaction some ability to
they have some reaction some ability to
they have some reaction some ability to absorb water and expand and water and
absorb water and expand and water and
absorb water and expand and water and we’ve all seen artificial chemicals like
we’ve all seen artificial chemicals like
we’ve all seen artificial chemicals like that we’ve probably played with them at
that we’ve probably played with them at
that we’ve probably played with them at bath tubs of things but this is this is
bath tubs of things but this is this is
bath tubs of things but this is this is nature’s version of that and it just
nature’s version of that and it just
nature’s version of that and it just takes up water and takes up water until
takes up water and takes up water until
takes up water and takes up water until it gets to this size probably just a
it gets to this size probably just a
it gets to this size probably just a matter of hours it’s familiar to me
matter of hours it’s familiar to me
matter of hours it’s familiar to me because I’ve seen one like it before
because I’ve seen one like it before
because I’ve seen one like it before in Mexico it’s at least as big as if not
in Mexico it’s at least as big as if not
in Mexico it’s at least as big as if not bigger than the one that we found in
bigger than the one that we found in
bigger than the one that we found in Mexico and when we reported that it was
Mexico and when we reported that it was
Mexico and when we reported that it was the largest most rapid egg mass that had
the largest most rapid egg mass that had
the largest most rapid egg mass that had ever been reported they’re both about
ever been reported they’re both about
ever been reported they’re both about car sized you think about it and several
car sized you think about it and several
car sized you think about it and several people could climb inside the maximum
people could climb inside the maximum
people could climb inside the maximum that we estimated in the egg mass we saw
that we estimated in the egg mass we saw
that we estimated in the egg mass we saw was two million eggs and if you’ve got
was two million eggs and if you’ve got
was two million eggs and if you’ve got that many eggs that need to develop they
that many eggs that need to develop they
that many eggs that need to develop they all need to be able to breathe the eggs
all need to be able to breathe the eggs
all need to be able to breathe the eggs need oxygen flowing around them what she
need oxygen flowing around them what she
need oxygen flowing around them what she does is she puts them in this expanding
does is she puts them in this expanding
does is she puts them in this expanding jelly that spreads them out from each
jelly that spreads them out from each
jelly that spreads them out from each other so they’re not too close together
other so they’re not too close together
other so they’re not too close together the jelly itself is protective it seems
the jelly itself is protective it seems
the jelly itself is protective it seems to protect the eggs from from infection
to protect the eggs from from infection
to protect the eggs from from infection from bacteria and probably from
from bacteria and probably from
from bacteria and probably from predators as well it’s almost completely
predators as well it’s almost completely
predators as well it’s almost completely water it’s very very delicate matrix of
water it’s very very delicate matrix of
water it’s very very delicate matrix of protein of Bugis basically in water it’s
protein of Bugis basically in water it’s
protein of Bugis basically in water it’s just very uncommon for a diver to run
just very uncommon for a diver to run
just very uncommon for a diver to run across one what’s interesting is that
across one what’s interesting is that
across one what’s interesting is that masses themselves are probably not rare
masses themselves are probably not rare
masses themselves are probably not rare because the squid that make them are
because the squid that make them are
because the squid that make them are fairly abundant but they are so
fairly abundant but they are so
fairly abundant but they are so transient they’re so short-lived they’re
transient they’re so short-lived they’re
transient they’re so short-lived they’re only each one is only there for a few
only each one is only there for a few
only each one is only there for a few days so the eggs go from being laid to
days so the eggs go from being laid to
days so the eggs go from being laid to hatching in five days or six days or
hatching in five days or six days or
hatching in five days or six days or seven days and so as soon as that
seven days and so as soon as that
seven days and so as soon as that happens and they start hatching and
happens and they start hatching and
happens and they start hatching and swimming through the jelly it just
swimming through the jelly it just
swimming through the jelly it just disintegrates there’s nothing there
disintegrates there’s nothing there
disintegrates there’s nothing there anymore and they swim themselves right
anymore and they swim themselves right
anymore and they swim themselves right out of it and then they’re just loose in
out of it and then they’re just loose in
out of it and then they’re just loose in the ocean and that’s when they get
the ocean and that’s when they get
the ocean and that’s when they get devoured
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