The Deep Sea Flaw Evolution Cannot Fix (It's In You Too)

Want to see the uncut footage from my dives and baited camera drops before everyone else? Join my Patreon here: http://patreon.com/barnydillarstone 01:39 - Light is Everything 03:40 - The Lie 06:48 - The Possible Answers 08:39 - Evolution Doesn't Care About You 10:45 - The Arms Race Has No Winner Producer and Narrator: @barnydillarstone Scriptwriter: Kaelyn Maehara Editor and Sound Design: Jon Lovell-Knight _____________________________________________ Go check out my main channel @barnydillarstone Follow me on: Instagram - http://instagram.com/barnydillarstone _____________________________________________ REFERENCES: Widder, E.A. (2010). Bioluminescence in the Ocean: Origins of Biological, Chemical, and Ecological Diversity. *Science*, 328(5979), 704–708. DOI: 10.1126/science.1174269 Martini, S. & Haddock, S.H.D. (2017). Quantification of bioluminescence from the surface to the deep sea demonstrates its predominance as an ecological trait. *Scientific Reports*, 7, 45750. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01453-9 Haddock, S.H.D., Moline, M.A. & Case, J.F. (2010). Bioluminescence in the sea. *Annual Review of Marine Science*, 2, 443–493. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-120308-081000 Johnsen, S. (2014). Hide and Seek in the Open Sea: Pelagic Camouflage and Visual Countermeasures. *Annual Review of Marine Science*, 6, 369–392. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135018 Douglas, R.H., Partridge, J.C. & Marshall, J. (2003). The eyes of deep-sea fish I: Lens pigmentation, tapeta and visual pigments. *Progress in Retinal and Eye Research*, 22(3), 543–593. DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(03)00005-7 Douglas, R.H., Hunt, D.M., Bowmaker, J.K. & Marshall, J. (2007). How do fish see colours? *Progress in Retinal and Eye Research*, 9(1), 49–67. DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800010269 Douglas, R.H. et al. (1998). Dragon fish see using chlorophyll. *Nature*, 393, 423–424. DOI: 10.1038/30871 Davis, A.L. et al. (2020). Ultra-black camouflage in deep-sea fishes. *Current Biology*, 30(17), 3470–3476. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.044 Williams, G.C. (1957). Pleiotropy, Natural Selection, and the Evolution of Senescence. *Evolution*, 11(4), 398–411. DOI: 10.2307/2406060 Williams, G.C. (1966). Adaptation and Natural Selection: A Critique of Some Current Evolutionary Thought. Princeton University Press. Hamilton, W.D. (1966). The moulding of senescence by natural selection. *Journal of Theoretical Biology*, 12(1), 12–45. DOI: 10.1016/0022-5193(66)90184-6 Childress, J.J. & Somero, G.N. (1990). Metabolic scaling: A new perspective on the evolution of body size. *Science*, 250(4987), 1656–1659. DOI: 10.1126/science.250.4987.1656 Remeslo, A.V., Yakushev, M.R. & Laptikhovsky, V. (2019). Distribution and biology of the colossal squid, *Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni*: New data from depredation in toothfish fisheries and sperm whale stomach contents. *Deep-Sea Research Part I*, 147, 121–127. DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2019.04.002 Wang, Z.Y. et al. (2022). Molecular basis of the octopus self-destruct system. *Current Biology*, 32(21), 4697–4712. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.09.014 Grosberg, R.K. & Strathmann, R.R. (2007). The evolution of multicellularity: A minor major transition? *Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics*, 38, 621–654. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.38.091206.095311