Time-lapse of Brinicle forming underwater

Whoa, check out this video Neatorama posted of a natural phenomenon known as a “Brinicle” forming under water. As the Brinicle reaches the sea floor, it encases several starfish in a tomb of ice. It’s fast-forwarded in the video above. Freaky!

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  1. Karen Birch says:

    It’s been such an amazing series. Those poor starfish!

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