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Superorganismic Sea Monster Spotted Off New Zealand

Analysis by Larry O'Hanlon
Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:01 PM ET
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If you find it far-fetched to call this Oct. 25 phytoplankton bloom off the east coast of New Zealand a 'monster,' think again. There's growing evidence that the billions of single-celled creatures that comprise such blooms are working together in a way that closely resembles a single very large organism -- a superorganism. I have a lot more pictures and great info on this sort of thing here. For more about this particular image, check out NASA's Earth Observatory.