Siphonophores are the largest superorganism in the ocean. At first sight they look like elaborate jelly worms that can be longer than a blue whale. But if you get closer you'll realize it's actually a living colony. Thousands of individuals working together as a single entity. How did they evolve to be like this? And what does it tell us about what it means to be an individual?
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00:00 Siphonophores: The Largest Things in the Ocean
01:07 How siphonophores are related to jellyfish
02:08 How a single egg becomes a colony
02:59 Specialized clones with unique jobs
03:26 Are siphonophores individuals or a colony?
04:02 Filming the 40-meter-long siphonophore
05:04 Forskalia edwardsi
05:59 Deep-sea dandelion
07:28 The deadly tentilla
08:48 The Portuguese Man-of-War
10:01 What happens if you get stung
11:22 Why siphonophores are so fragile
13:00 How new technology helps us study them
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