Woolly siphonophore 10.02.23 Sprawling tentacles help a wooly siphonophore snag a meal of jellies and other gelatinous animals.
Bloody-belly comb jelly 05.10.22 The bloody-belly comb jelly’s deep red color disguises it in the ocean’s midnight zone.
Bomber worm 05.10.22 The midnight zone is a world of total darkness where predators lurk in the shadows ready to pounce on prey. The small bomber worm (Swima spp.) swims in the waters a few meters above the seafloor. A wriggling worm is exposed out in the open, but it has a secret weapon to avoid becoming a meal for a hungry predator.