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mobgma
10-26-2015, 09:04 AM
I know it is not really fishing but I thought maybe perhaps some of you may be able to help. A friend encountered it 2 weeks ago diving and nobody we know can identify what it might be.

I figured there might be some helpful insight as to what exactly it is. I understand though that most of you may not be divers.

Discovered in a mountain lake near Jasper/Banff. It may be hard to tell from the video but it is body mass of some sort with pores everywhere that upon seeing light or perhaps my diving friend went into its shell or body mass if you will.

I uploaded the video in as high a quality as I could on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/-2Wcdba6rC4
https://youtu.be/6t5a3Dt7l3E
WayneChristie
10-26-2015, 10:29 AM
Didnt really see anything moving on my phone. Could be extraterrestrial in origin. Better call the NSA
FlyTheory
10-26-2015, 10:34 AM
Looks like a colony of hydra (phylum Cnidaria), but that's all I can tell ya. Maybe give the U of A zoology department an email. Let us know!
mobgma
10-26-2015, 12:03 PM
Didnt really see anything moving on my phone. Could be extraterrestrial in origin. Better call the NSA

Sorry, I know it is hard to tell. It is probably best viewed in 1080P on a fair sized screen.

I will keep the NSA, NASA, CIA or FBI in mind ahahaha!
mobgma
10-26-2015, 12:04 PM
Looks like a colony of hydra (phylum Cnidaria), but that's all I can tell ya. Maybe give the U of A zoology department an email. Let us know!

Thanks. I will keep this in mind! Great idea.
Habfan
10-26-2015, 02:31 PM
Didnt really see anything moving on my phone. Could be extraterrestrial in origin. Better call the NSA

I looked at it many times until I noticed the red colouring disappeared !