Scientists were baffled when they found a globular, golden mass on the seafloor of the Gulf of Alaska in August 2023. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed this week that the find belonged to a giant deep-sea anemone, Relicanthus daphneae, and was part of the base that helped the underwater creature attach to rocks. The discovery was initially thought to be a dead sponge or an egg casing, but scientists quickly realized it was something else entirely. Following a collective effort, scientists discovered that the mass was a relic of a deep-se anemon.