24 Utterly Bizarre Sea Creatures
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We are land creatures: We breathe
air, walk only on solid ground, and rarely move up and down unless we're
at an elevator. We're used to this world, and we know the shapes of
animals we might run into on land (although we still get surprised
sometimes).
But even now, at this modern age, the
titanic ocean that surrounds us still hides many fantastic secrets
within it that astound us. Most of these surprises are biological in
nature, turning out the most incredible, alien-looking and bizarre life
forms, so different from our own, yet fascinating to see.
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1. Barreleye Fish |
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With
its transparent head with its big, tennis ball eyes looking out of it,
this fish is one of the most extraordinary creatures I've ever seen. |
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2. Comb Jellies |
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The
rainbow colors decorating this jellyfish are a result of bioluminence, a
natural process of creating lights biologically. It swims with the
helps of a group of comb-like eyelash hairs, from which it gets its
name. |
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3. Salp |
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The
salp plays an important role in the ocean, as it turns its own bodily
waste into carbon packages that sink to the bottom of the ocean and
effciently removes carbon from the water's surface. |
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4. Goblin Shark |
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With
its nail-like teeth, its unhinging jaw and its overall appearance, this
is one being I'm actually happy is rarely seen by men and usually stays
unseen in the depths of the ocean. |
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5. Sea Spiders |
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If
you thought the ocean is the one place where you won't run into
spiders, think again! However, although they look a lot like our land
spiders, there is no genetic correlation between them and they are
completely different creatures. |
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6. Blobfish |
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This
fish was voted the ugliest fish in the world, but looks like a normal
fish when it's in its natural environment - 1200 meters below the sea. |
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7. Bobbit Worm |
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This vicious 'worm' can grow as big as 3 meters long and attack with such power that they can cut a fish in two. |
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8. Flower Hat Jellyfish |
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This
jellyfish feeds on fish (and sometimes other jellyfish) and can grow or
shrink according to the food supply available to it. Imagine making
yourselves bigger or smaller according to how hungry you were! |
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9. Leafy Seadragon |
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This slow fish comes from the same family as sea horses, and they rely on their alga-looking body for camouflage from predators. |
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10. Marrus orthocanna |
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This
is actually a colony of creatures, containing several jellyfish and
polips that have gone through changes and are now functioning as the
organs of a shared body. |
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11. Atolla Jellyfish |
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This
jellyfish definitely looks like a UFO, and like most jellyfish, it too
has no digestive, breathing, blood or nervous systems. |
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12. Sarcastic Fringehead |
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These
territorial fish are usually found hidden on the bottom of the sea.
When they open their wide mouths they cause other fish to mistake them
for a predator fish and keep their distance. |
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13. Glass Squid |
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There
are about 60 sub-species of the glass squid, which makes them the
largest family of squids, while also the prettiest, perhaps? |
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14. Pink See-Through Fantasia |
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Like the name of this deep-sea cucumber suggests, it is so see-through you can actually see its digestive system. |
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15. Squidworm |
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This
creature has 10 arms coming out of its head, which are actually longer
than its entire body. The squidworm uses them to collect food from
around the ocean as it passes near it. |
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16. Terrible Claw Lobster |
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This
creature, who seems to have just come out of worst nightmares, was
discovered in 2007 by marine biologists, who quickly classified a whole
new gene family, just for it. |
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17. Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone |
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This sea anemone is named after the Venus Flytrap plant because of the similarity in the way it catches food in its 'mouth'. |
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18. Mola Mola Fish / Sunfish |
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The mola mola fish is the largest bony fish and have been known to achieve a weight of up to 5,000 pounds. |
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19. Water Bear |
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This
is no bear, it's actually almost microscopic, getting to a length of
less than 1 mm. However, these little creatures are TOUGH. They can
survive temperatures that range from absolute zero (-457℉) up to 357℉,
withstand radiation 1000 times more powerful than other animals can
take, and even come back to life after being dried out for 10 years.
They are the first animals known to be able to survive the vacuum of
space. |
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20. Flamingo Tongue Snail |
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This colorful little fella had its dots not on the shell, but on its actual flesh, that envelops around the shell. |
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21. Nudibranch |
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Also known as sea slugs, there are over 3000 types of nudibranchs and they include some of the craziest looking ocean creatures. |
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22. Dumbo Octopus |
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The
species is named after the ears of Dumbo, the famous cartoon elephant.
This octopus lives about 4 km below the sea surface, deeper than any
other octopus. |
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23. Ribbon Eel |
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The
ribbon eel may look pretty ordinary, but its one of the only species of
the planet to be able to change sexes. They start out males, all of
them, but as soon as they mature, many will start developing female
parts. |
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24. Red-Lipped Batfish |
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These
fish, looking like a middle-aged woman, use their fins to walk on the
floor of the ocean, seeing as they aren't very good swimmers. |
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