Seas of Polinices | Speculative Biology

Imagine a world of aquatic organisms. What species might emerge? A breakdown of J. J. Aniorte’s excellent speculative biology project ‘Polinices.’ --- Follow the Artist: J. J. Aniorte Twitter: J. J. Aniorte Instagram: J. J. Aniorte Deviantart: At this very moment, in the depths of Earth’s oceans, alien lifeforms are waiting. Not alien in the sense they come from another planet, but alien in the sense that they’re so different from what we think of as life, they seem not of this Earth. If our oceans harbor organisms that appear extraterrestrial, imagine what we’d find in a literal alien sea? Polinices is a speculative biology project by the brilliant artist and worldbuilder J. J. Aniorte, which explores life on a planet ruled by aquatic organisms. The infinite forms of this tropical paradise are among the most creative I’ve ever featured on this channel — pushing the boundaries of life as we know it. There’s a tremendous amount to discover. So, let’s dive in to these teeming waters, and see what awaits us upon planet Polinices. 0:00 Seas of Polinices 1:01 Meet the Stegocaudate 2:09 Cycles of Life 4:00 Onirocolia 4:45 Amphinatans 5:35 Sponge Eaters 6:23 Greatest Reef 7:12 Hive Drones 7:55 Signal Repeaters 8:52 Chain Fish 9:57 Biological Internet 10:44 Dipterognathe 11:55 Sea Belt 12:33 Sea Wheel 13:20 Intertidal Hunter 14:24 The Last Giant 15:28 Outro Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary. I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners. ♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (): Beauty Flow, Firesong, Impact Lento, Majestic Hills, Thunderbird, Bittersweet, Floating Cities Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 #CuriousArchive #SpeculativeBiology #Polinices