What Happens When a Whale Dies?

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Ай бұрын

Whale falls can provide food in the deep sea for 50 years. Usually deep sea creatures survive on tiny bits of organic matter, known as marine snow, that constantly float down. A whale fall is a much heartier food source for these animals that never see the light of day, but it is not a guarantee they will ever come across one in their lifetimes.
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@hoddtoward2623 Ай бұрын

i know its just how nature works, but i think its so cool that the ocean all relies on itself to stay alive

@OceanX Ай бұрын

it's really beautiful how it works so perfectly!

@RachelmumHar98 Ай бұрын

I agree. Until humans f*CK it up 🫤

@koriw1701 Ай бұрын

And we humans do nothing but muck it up with our poisons, plastics, refuse and nuclear waste. Just like a virus, humans consume everything available until there's nothing left.

@kerwynwilliams Ай бұрын

Literally the whole world works like this.. this guy is ignorant

@RachelmumHar98 Ай бұрын

@@kerwynwilliams What guy? Who is ignorant of what? 🫤

@Nicholas-dg9gj Ай бұрын

Cant wait until "whale fall" is the title of an overly pretentious videogame about a dead god landing on earth and everyone starts fighting over it.

@niinii4588 Ай бұрын

yea everyone fighting over a dead god’s corpse sounds like a really really good plot..

@MrPimpmygun Ай бұрын

Man it's almost like there's 3 groups of people that have done that for millennia

@jjagpal504 Ай бұрын

this actually sounds like a cool concept

@alisalard Ай бұрын

Marvel zombie had this plot, they fed god's brain for decades

@MoebiusChungus Ай бұрын

I’m stealing this idea. Credit will be given if we sell enough lol

@surajbarnwal2436 Ай бұрын

Imagine being so big that upon dying you create an entire ecosystem

@Mordorer 26 күн бұрын

All sized creatures/animals/plants/organisms do that. Same goes for humans.

@Robpark21 25 күн бұрын

Yes! We are ecosystems too

@vomm 24 күн бұрын

@@Mordorer It depends, if you die in an atomic explosion you get vaporized into atoms and it's unlikely you create an ecosystem in that state. Of course this also is true for a whale being in an atomic explosion.

@omaimaf9963 23 күн бұрын

This sound like a great yo mama joke in the making

@MsMaryPatricia 14 күн бұрын

@@omaimaf9963 You beat me to it lol

@bennyjet7 Ай бұрын

“In the kitchen of Earth, nothing is wasted.” “YES CHEF!”

@scarywitcher 28 күн бұрын

plastic says "Hi"

@atharvsuryavanshi 28 күн бұрын

@@scarywitcher I don't think it's a "food" thing.

@bennyjet7 27 күн бұрын

@@atharvsuryavanshi tell that to the ones eating the whale

@farrel_ra 27 күн бұрын

@scarywitcher HAHAH u burn OP😂

@2_percent_neggasaurus 27 күн бұрын

A new bacteria has born that eat plastic @@scarywitcher

@BobJillJackZorroKhoshekZuko Ай бұрын

Whales get so old and tired they can’t come up for air so they slowly sink and drown, It’s scary how that works

@Mr1121628 Ай бұрын

Technically it’s not drowning because they don’t inhale water, they simply suffocate due to lack of oxygen. Also sometimes the reason they sink isn’t because of lack of strength, but because of lack of blubber which provides buoyancy.

@am_Nein Ай бұрын

Poor things :(

@podakayne Ай бұрын

that just makes me sad

@montyjohnn2826 Ай бұрын

Omgggg

@RadenWA Ай бұрын

The equivalent would be like when human became so old and no longer able to feed themselves then die of starvation

@TrippClark-zj8xt Ай бұрын

If a whale dies on land it explodes, but if it's in the ocean it just becomes an ecosystem

@Norsilca Ай бұрын

Usually they don't explode, unless they encounter humans with TNT.

@TrippClark-zj8xt Ай бұрын

The reason the explode is because gas builds up in there and then I'll have some escape the whale explodes Edit :I found the video I learned this from, casual geographics video, these people are making a big mistake

@FransceneJK98 Ай бұрын

@@TrippClark-zj8xthumans can explode too from the gas build up.

@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 Ай бұрын

My husband ran across one down in Mexico on a boy scout troop vacation. Oh yeah it was blowing up It was extremely full of gas and they're supervisor had gone to find somebody to inform them there was a whale carcass on the beach. Not a good idea to leave kids alone with a whale carcass that is full of gas. Of course they went and got their cooking knives and proceeded to get that idea that hey maybe we can cut this thing open They said it was the most horrific thing they ever thought of doing they punched a hole in it and of course the thing blew! The smell was so disgusting You could smell it all the way back to their camp which was up over the dunes quite a walk like maybe a mile from there. Cuz some kids come running going what the heck is that smell Of course they were the older ones who were supposed to be supervising them but instead they were back at the camp sleeping. They made everybody go back and get their shovels and bury the thing until they soldiers came out and they literally came out with a tractor and buried it.

@Wildman-zh8lg Ай бұрын

@Norsilca No the gases inside them can make them explode

@Clemsnman Ай бұрын

A lesson to take from this is that every aquatic fossil was only preserved due to being covered up in some earth movement or calamity. Otherwise they would have been eaten up.

@BananaMike780 Ай бұрын

thats every fossil, pretty much. its sad to think about how many species we may never know about because they didn't live in areas that would preserve them well

@bigmac4325 Ай бұрын

🤦🏼‍♂️

@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 Ай бұрын

@@BananaMike780yeah 😢

@mhkk1491 Ай бұрын

@@bigmac4325???

@wicawoo Ай бұрын

@@bigmac4325 The explanation is for those that wouldn't understand that. No need to facepalm. And honestly, with the educational system that's been in effect in America for the past 20 years, that explanation helped a lot of people.

@theroyalsilverowl1548 Ай бұрын

Legitimately it never occurred to me that sea creatures die of natural causws

@yueshijoorya601 Ай бұрын

Only apex creatures can die of old age. Most get eaten, fall ill or get crushed by some other. Just two days ago I stepped on a snail, walking at night, couldn't see it. Small crunch and it was gone.

@sumnerslandscaping5565 Ай бұрын

That's because you've been conditioned to believe that humans are the root of all the destruction in the natural world, when in reality we are just a small blimp in the fabric of existence.

@joshs6535 Ай бұрын

@yueshijoorya601 I was confused about the "Get crushed" part until you explained the snail. You speak like a great writer haha

@cawizardry Ай бұрын

Who is gonna hunt down a whale in the ocean? 😂 Oh wait, humans 😢

@rulie Ай бұрын

@@cawizardrysharks with little luck and orcas with great luck; point still still stands: humans are dicks lmaooo

@paulg6527 Ай бұрын

Mufasa: "Our bodies become the grass, and so is the circle of life "

@lachmowe1642 17 күн бұрын

You have to sing that otherwise it doesn't count!

@A--Fan 11 күн бұрын

@@lachmowe1642 Mufasa didn't sing.

@jorismilleret Ай бұрын

I never hear about "zombie worms", that's an interesting fact

@The-KP Ай бұрын

There was an episode about them on the podcast Stuff to Blow Your Mind, titled 'Osedax: Sex Life of an Ocean Bone Worm', truly fascinating info.

@Private_Takodachenko 27 күн бұрын

I googled it. Tube worm's kinsworm. Cool 😯

@jorismilleret 21 күн бұрын

:-o

@arielhermoso4262 15 күн бұрын

@@Private_Takodachenko: Also discovered, "hell worms", coz they can lived at 400- deg. + Celsius temperature, same temp' as MOLTEN lead!.. Theyre at Marianas trench, 10.50 kms deep, near Hawaii Islands...😢😢😮😮

@eugene531 Ай бұрын

So this is also one of the reason some sea creatures from millions of years ago were extremely hard to find and will remain undiscover

@origaneltakikun Ай бұрын

That octopus looked like the Pug of the Sea

@PokerRenegade Ай бұрын

One of the best shorts I've seen in a while

@OceanX 26 күн бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

@adri_mirn Ай бұрын

So a dead whale is basically the real life Boiling Isles.

@nutzo4402 Ай бұрын

Hooty is just an oversized zombie worm confirmed

@adri_mirn Ай бұрын

@@nutzo4402 exactly

@Th3.H0n3y.K4t Ай бұрын

Basically. The Boiling Isles could be considered a type of 'whale fall', the titan dying and attracting and creating creatures to feast on the flesh and magic

@mickieswendsen1302 29 күн бұрын

?HUH?

@mickieswendsen1302 29 күн бұрын

HUH

@Heytherebuds Ай бұрын

Symphony of nature

@swimtwin Ай бұрын

Makes you think how many species have gone extict with no fossil remains

@JerryHutchinson-ck9sw Ай бұрын

The sharks that assist in eating whale bodies at the deepest depths are 6-Gill Sharks. They are MASSIVE in size, and can reach lengths of 24 feet to near 30 feet in length and can compete in size and weight with the Great White Sharks.

@willow2333 Ай бұрын

Always surprised at how much I can learn in a Short.. thank you

@normablake2748 28 күн бұрын

Me too! Shorts are the Cliff Notes of our time😊

@mutyalarao Ай бұрын

Whale fall - what a word, morbid yet magnificent!

@wackywankavator Ай бұрын

Before the whale falls. The whale feeding chaos starts at the surface

@starhawke380 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, sometimes they beach themselves on the Oregon coast before they die and then have to be blown up.

@katherineheasley6196 Ай бұрын

Sheesh, you blow up one whale, and people never let you live it down . . .

@brendaclark5185 Ай бұрын

The BEST video!! 😂😂😂😂

@jeffsers624 Ай бұрын

Beached whales are also a valued food source for the California Condor

@zebradgr8339 Ай бұрын

Just in case you didn't know ....when they die and the carcass floats on the surface it is regarded as a hazard to maritime transport...so EOD divers have a procedure on how to place explosive charges to sink the carcass

@toriquill1505 Ай бұрын

They have a short documentary on this where they come back to the same site every few years, and it's fascinating

@grantyentis5507 Ай бұрын

I would have thought that zombie worms would want to eat its BRAINS!!!!

@kingtutancamon3775 Ай бұрын

This is why in many myths the bodies of death gods form the world

@agxryt Ай бұрын

The same thing happens with everlasting carp... The bodies sink down, marine centipedes scavenge the corpse... Locals drink the water, unknowingly consuming centipede eggs... The zombie centipedes live within their host, granting them immortality... Its the straight line of life

@warrior7038 Ай бұрын

The straight line of life 😂

@jennifervan75 Ай бұрын

What game?

@vigaxan86 Ай бұрын

Sounds like Sekiro to me@@jennifervan75

@yueshijoorya601 Ай бұрын

Did they ever say how the centipedes replace the spinal cords? Or is it just a superficial connection like I think it is?

@normablake2748 28 күн бұрын

You won The Comments 🏆

@inodog5784 Ай бұрын

This eatable graveyard sounds like such an amazing way to go, you help so many organizms to prosper ❤

@SunKing909 Ай бұрын

I think there was a study on how important a whale is for a thriving ecosystem in the ocean, they consume a lot of food but excrete a lot of it for other smaller fish as food and nutrients for life to grow.

@larrymondello8475 Ай бұрын

I never knew octopus's had such big eyes

@marie-michelleanderson2851 29 күн бұрын

They don't usually.This is a species that lives in deepest darkest waters.

@Rabbinicphilosophyforthewin Ай бұрын

New fear unlocked: Zombie worms

@jf8651 Ай бұрын

Zombie tape worms coming out of your but

@codenameeaglecooldown900 Ай бұрын

Government needs to ban whaling

@percival371 Ай бұрын

A lot of them have, but it's in international waters where it still occurs

@tankoftea Ай бұрын

whaling is literally illegal worldwide

@themidnightchoir Ай бұрын

@@tankofteait literally isn’t

@woofawoof7616 Ай бұрын

There are only three nations that practice whaling. Japan, Iceland, and Norway. Notably, Japan pulled out from the international agreement to ban whaling, and is currently attempting to scale up its whaling sector. As far as I'm aware, Norway and Iceland still claim only to whale for 'scientific' research purposes, but still the meat ends up being sold. A few indigenous nations practice cultural whaling, but the number harvested is very few, as one whale can sustain a large group of people for a long time. These nations have been practicing this for millennia and generally they have very strict internal regulation as to how the hunt goes and how the meat is distributed.

@theobservationsreal3291 Ай бұрын

Glory to God thats incredible espeically the "zombie worms" part nothing gets wasted amazing

@yashjain4850 Ай бұрын

Octopus somewhere in the pacific: Hey Timmy, found this new spot for my birthday party, they got some new bacteria on the menu!!

@ole2107 29 күн бұрын

It must be crazy being a whale or sea animal in general and never in your life seeing the ground underneath you

@iris14619 Ай бұрын

The octopus: O.O

@Lord_Drakostar 29 күн бұрын

theres no way they called them "octopuses" theres just no shot

@Tjd1982 29 күн бұрын

"I bet I will be an ecosystem." Whale in Hitchickers Guide.

@larrylebowski8386 Ай бұрын

I love that “zombie worms” thing. What a perfect title for a movie. Or a death metal band.

@jeanlucdrion1152 Ай бұрын

Now what about folks in an airplane crash still strapped in their seats on the ocean floor?

@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 Ай бұрын

Sorry it's the same thing. The animals go swimming through the crashed plane and what do you think happened to the people on the Titanic That's why you don't find the bodies They were digested. Nothing goes to waste in nature. That's why the Buddhist monks of Tibet used to have themselves chopped up and placed out on the mountainside for the birds to eat them The Native Americans would place their bodies into the trees out on the plains They didn't bury themselves and the birds would feast on them so that only the bones were left and then the bones would slowly dissipate to the wind. That's why you didn't go through the burial grounds you went around even as in it a separate tribe you would honor it. Some tribes did bury their people but they all knew that it was a circle of life only Western civilization tries to get around it now but it really has to do We are afraid of the be bacteria and the decomposition instead of letting ourselves become a part of the circle of life. Maybe a misplaced belief that the body must be in the coffin to be resurrected when really many of us are resurrected in the twinkling of an eye and some of us will have to wait until the second coming It all depends upon where the Lord needs you at the time and if you're willing to answer the call. First Resurrection started when Christ was resurrected There are stories of people who said hey you know I saw my dead family member I don't understand why he's back as well over the world There is documentation of it they just don't like to talk about it When you think about how much history was destroyed and the wars that happened so much history was lost in the 20th century it's tragic.

@user-jk2hb5qq8r Ай бұрын

Very good point. We are embalmed and buried in coffins to help prevent the spread of diseases. @@valiantsfelinesmccarty6678

@brendaclark5185 Ай бұрын

Same thing

@brendaclark5185 Ай бұрын

Same thing

@HalCogan Ай бұрын

Kind of of like OPs mom

@aayyangpegu3714 Ай бұрын

"Attention all pilots, prepare for titan fall."

@what4617 Ай бұрын

Other Sea Animals- "We've come to mourn our beloved........ and We've come to devour our beloved."

@Theflag_Streamersguy Ай бұрын

And THIS is jus a teeeeeeeeeeeny tiiiiiiiiiiiny iiiiiiiiiitsy biiiiiiiitsy bit of the entire process of existence..... There is a being that put us here, unaffected by time, space, and matter.

@castleanthrax1833 Ай бұрын

No, there isn't.

@grovermartin6874 Ай бұрын

Fascinating, thank you!

@rani-vc5ub Ай бұрын

the reason i know the name of it is whale fall is because of that video of scientists who also discovered one and were mesmerised throughout the video 😭

@Vintenuthewizard 9 күн бұрын

Dead whales underwater: creates ecosystem with corpse Dead whaled on land: KABLOOEY 💥💥💥

@Pinup-witch Ай бұрын

Whale fall!

@brionfranks478 Ай бұрын

Sounds like a Steven King story, worms that eat bones.

@GhostZeroGZ Ай бұрын

A whale fall (in the insect world) is precisely the lore of a game called Hollow Knight.

@TRVPHAUS 6 күн бұрын

"last up to decades" "this stage lasts from couple months to a couples years" bruh which is it

@damascusraven Ай бұрын

After a whale dies, her friends post on social media how nobody could have seen this coming.

@kounanefatima6986 Ай бұрын

☠️

@gregclive203 Ай бұрын

That is so fascinating. To see this in a mini sub would be epic, thanks for the knowledge

@StrawberryFields4ever65 Ай бұрын

And yet….some people deny God’s existence. How can anyone see the wonders of Earth, with all its intricacies and think it’s all by happenstance?

@ursafan40 26 күн бұрын

Easy. There is more evidence for life on earth being a lucky accident, than there is for a God, or an afterlife. We don't know how it all started. I don't understand why a historic work of allegory is so easily accepted as God's truth.

@arielhermoso4262 15 күн бұрын

@@ursafan40: The designs, systems for the universe and planet earth eco. system - was so intricate & mind boggling, which lead to a CONCLUSION- that SOMEONE sooooo INTELLIGENT "designer", had meticulously planned it!!..😮😮 .. "You sendest forth thy SPIRIT, they are CREATED : and you RENEWEST the face of the earth" (Psa 104:30 & John 6:63, KJV)...😮 "Let them PRAISE the name of the Lord : for he COMMANDED, and they were CREATED.." (Psa.148: 5, KJV)... 😮

@ursafan40 15 күн бұрын

@@arielhermoso4262 Assumption not conclusion. Conclusions are come to by way of reasoned arguments, backed by facts. There are exactly zero facts in evidence for a God or an afterlife. You have faith. That"s all. I hope it brings the comfort you seek.

@devinmurray6826 15 күн бұрын

And this ladies and gents is why there's no corpses on the Titanic.

@Ozymandias_Stories 10 күн бұрын

It’s like Ymer in Norse mythology

@samuraimecha1070 Ай бұрын

Isn't the plural for octopus octopi?

@annetteg1174 Ай бұрын

Glad someone else caught that.

@gardnerhill9073 Ай бұрын

If the grammar followed the same rules as the Greek root words that form the word, we would call them octopodes. But like so many things Greek, they were swiped by the Romans, so we have the Latin-syntax plural octopi.

@tolypolonty5766 Ай бұрын

@pancouvervenguins8573 Ай бұрын

@@annetteg1174no, octopi is incorrect. but enough dumb people started saying it that it got added to the dictionary. will never hear a biologist say it tho

@faceless1434 Ай бұрын

At this point all 3 pronunciations are accepted, though octopodes is confusing due to its rare use. Octopuses uses English pluralisation norms. Octopi uses Latin. Octopodes uses Greek. The word has Greek origins but plenty of people prefer octopi and -us words in English frequently use the Latin approach so its a reasonable pattern for English to inherit as a whole.

@thelegends8195 29 күн бұрын

Octopussys🤔

@hi_kayla_ 12 күн бұрын

ok but the lil octopus eyes were straight bugging out haha

@theoriginalmonstermaker 25 күн бұрын

Reminds me of how "nurse trees " fall in the woods, then they decompose and provide nutrients to all sorts of critters (and often result in a line of more fertile soil so that if you look around in the forest, you can see 'lines' of trees that grew from the corpse of the last)

@blanctonia Ай бұрын

The earth is the earth is the earth

@Nonya267 Ай бұрын

God is just perfect! The way this tiny ecosystem works so perfectly. There is just no way that everything in the universe and our word happened by chance.

@garypaquin9571 Ай бұрын

Evolution is not chance. It is an immensely complex biochemical and physical system that relies on logic and natural selection.

@Nonya267 Ай бұрын

@@garypaquin9571 yeah I have to disagree. DNA is the perfect example of God's creation. It can only be copied by humans via cloning. Man cannot create life. The DNA is living beings was written by our divine God. Just like a book. You say the way it works is logic and complexity. Than why hasn't nature used logic to keep animals from becoming extinct? I might accept that God created the world to evolve in a way that he knew would be beneficial to all. Which is certainly a possibility. Be blessed.

@simplynothing96 2 күн бұрын

Honestly thought the Hag Fish was an Earth Worm and thought, "what's a Earth Worm doing in the ocean?" 💀

@Argonisgema 8 күн бұрын

so basically if a whale dies then area around where it died becomes a ship yard.

@pamelakelley-hj3wi Ай бұрын

God had a plan for every creature on earth🙏

@CobaltBob Ай бұрын

Good Lord, if Lizzo dies in the ocean she'll be feeding creatures for 50 years.

@madisonpoiry3783 24 күн бұрын

Its truly astounding how life works and provides for itself. Its also a reminder though how delicate it all is.

@moniquemillet9108 28 күн бұрын

Someone mentioned this is a Symphony of nature, what a beautiful way of describing it 💙🤍❤️

@nightrunners4457 Ай бұрын

Octopie not octopuses lol

@MXSimulatorSucks Ай бұрын

No, it's octopuses. Octopi is a term used by people who don't know what they are talking about to sound smart.

@Jrockten Ай бұрын

Octopieses

@OceanX Ай бұрын

Octopuses is correct. Octopus is a word of greek origin, not latin. If it was latin, octopi would be correct, but it's common misconception.

@allrequiredfields 29 күн бұрын

Think about the fact that these creatures have never seen live whale, they just once in great while see this giant floating corpse falling from 'the sky'.

@Cirav 6 күн бұрын

Sounds like we need to put a stop to this. Nobody gets a free meal.

@calebraines3006 27 күн бұрын

You said zombie worms and i immediately was reminded why the ocean is scary AF

@k1ng_BL0C 4 күн бұрын

*10 seconds in* "Wow! This is so cool and interesting!" *"then zombie worms burrow into the bones."* *New fear unlocked*

@collegebro85 Ай бұрын

I know it’s all part of the circle of life, but imagine swimming around seeing your uncle rotting away in the sea floor knowing one day your carcass will be feasted upon too

@ninjaguysith 23 күн бұрын

I like how the whale's diet is mostly plankton. The biggest feeds on the smallest.

@lslewis 27 күн бұрын

OK. Now I gotta go look up "zombie worms" and go down that rabbit hole.

@Sonic_Egg Ай бұрын

The circle of life.

@kissgergo5202 21 күн бұрын

"Whale fall" that sounds like a name for a beautiful artistic indie game

@campcretaceousisin 3 сағат бұрын

this just made me cry because I remembered the time the momma whale died in beyond blue and I haven’t even played that in like 2-1 year(s)

@yueshijoorya601 Ай бұрын

Imagine if when whales die, they head to a special spot. That graveyard would be thriving with life.

@alkarandam 25 күн бұрын

So the entire ocean waits for the mighty whale to fall.

@TragoudistrosMPH Ай бұрын

That is the strangest set of octopus eyes I've ever seen... 😅

@Tript27 27 күн бұрын

So that's where the concept of "lootboxes" originated from😂

@imaNub69420 29 күн бұрын

Imagine dying as a whale and your dead body cant even stay dead in peace

@cfp11 Ай бұрын

The circle of life. Thank God for doing this. ❤

@woozledog 28 күн бұрын

"Whale fall" like we need a fkn whole name for that..

@han_kristal 11 күн бұрын

"Even in death, I offer purpose"

@glados4765 27 күн бұрын

"What happens when the largest animal on earth dies?" Not sure, Lizzo is still alive.

@zulhilmi5787 29 күн бұрын

And that kids is why Mr Krabs can provide krabby patty to entire bikini bottom for decades

@ftroop2000 Ай бұрын

Ah. Zombie worms. Being controlled by Go'ald symbiotes.

@Tdcullen1 27 күн бұрын

I see where Jay Kristoff drew inspiration for Nevernight.

@ThatgirrlisMIA 27 күн бұрын

The fact that their are zombie worms is concerning to say the least

@suvigyamishra2003 22 күн бұрын

Single whale dies : Entire ocean upto 10 miles : ITS A FEASSSSTTTTT

@bo0mpalo0mpa66 22 күн бұрын

I know it’s just science and nature but that is so fantastical and wondrous and metaphorical it’s crazy

@dianemorrison1916 23 күн бұрын

The circle of life is completely natural and real..... and it blows me away.

@ARAGAMINGALOK07 2 күн бұрын

This is the first time that I have ever heard the word "Extremophile" outside of Plague Inc.

@sammyf0x 29 күн бұрын

That takes organ donor to a new level

@Ozymandias_Stories 10 күн бұрын

Reminds me of the flying whale god in the Xenoblade series

@itemtest1 22 күн бұрын

It's just like when pizza arrives. All your friends eat most of it 😂😂

@Drekromancer 27 күн бұрын

Man, the idea of a whalefall just feels magical. Imagine if a miles-wide meteor made of meat and arable soil just fell from the sky every few years. That's what this is like to the inhabitants of the seafloor.