Twelve years later, we encountered it once again and hurried straight towards it without hesitation.
We luckily had our cameras ready to adjust the viewfinders, and our buddy Guagua was also equipped with a camera.
Shutter clicks kept ringing out, and we dedicated this entire dive solely to capturing this rare marine gem.

Species: Siphonophorae, RhizophysidaeScientific Name: Bathyphysa conifera

Back in 2015, oil workers spotted this creature swaying gracefully in the ocean and gave it a cute nickname — Flying Spaghetti Monster.



This is my WeChat Moments post from 2015.
Compared with the one we saw back then, we finally witnessed its full complete form this time.
The marine species mystery unsolved for 11 years has now been perfectly solved.