Looking for aliens? Why explore space when this stuff is in the seas and oceans?

With approximately three quarters of the world’s surface covered by water, it is not surprising that there is so much undiscovered stuff at the bottom of the oceans.

Dumbo the Octopod

It is a bit of a mystery to us why so much time and effort is spent exploring space when there are probably far more resources available to us by looking down, not up.

Sea cucumber

For some more extraordinary photographs of weird sea creatures, spoil yourself by checking out the Census of Marine Life website here. It does seem odd that people spend so much time looking for aliens from outer space when they are less that 2 miles from the surface of the earth.