Silky jelly 02.22.23 When danger approaches, the silky jelly uses speed and clever tricks to make a quick escape.
Basket star 12.06.22 Deep-sea basket stars wriggle an impressive array of arms to snare a meal of plankton from ocean currents.
Barrel amphipod 11.02.22 The midwater is a vast expanse of water between the surface and the seafloor.
Common siphonophore 07.21.22 The common siphonophore is a sit-and-wait predator that casts stinging tentacles to capture krill and other plankton.
Deep-sea squid 07.15.22 The deep-sea squid (Bathyteuthis sp.) is unusual among squids. Instead of laying egg cases on the seafloor or releasing a drifting egg mass, females brood their developing offspring.
Balloon worm 05.10.22 The balloon worm drifts through the midwater, casting a mucous net to feed on tiny bits of food slowly sinking from above.
Deep-sea anglerfish 05.10.22 Food is scarce in the ocean’s midnight zone, so the deep-sea anglerfish waves a luminescent lure to attract a meal.
Whalefish 05.10.22 A whalefish lives in a world without sunlight. This rarely seen deep-sea fish relies on a network of pores to feel vibrations in the water and sense its surroundings.