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WELCOME TO THE WONDROUS WORLD OF THE SEASLUG: FEEL ITS HEARTBEAT

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NO ONE MATTERS BUT YOU; YOU ARE THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE

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firework jellyfish, aka halithrepes maasi

found in 4000-5000 metres underwater in the seas of mexico

this creature is mostly found in depths of no oxygen

its a fairly recent discovery.

^° it hunts prey with its toxic firework-looking tentacles°^

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volcano snail aka scaly-foot gastropod

chrysomallon squamiferon

live and survive in "hydrothermal" volcano vent ! waters and has a iron shell

depths of around 2.400- 2.900 meters are their low oxygen leveled home

^° snail is a simultaneous hermaphrodite and were discovered in 2001 °^

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pseudobiceros

a flatworm and so to speak a hermaphrodite

found in tropical indo pacific

up to 3 inches

^°eats their prey whole by engulfing°^

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echiostoma barbatum

threadfin dragonfish

found in depths up to 2000 meters but also very close to the surface

not currently on the endangered list

eats fish like lantherfish and bristlemouths

the last picture is the bioluminescent variant of the threadfin dragonfish, stomiidae

^° it has a short tentacle under his chin which is illuminated to attract prey°^

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YOU KNOW YOUR GUT IS WORKING FOR YOU; YOU JUST GOTTA NOW WHICH VOICE IT IS; BUT LETS MOVE ON

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I DONT MEAN TO ENFORCE UNWANTED GRATITUDE DOWN TO YOUR THROAT BUT SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK AROUND AND STAY STILL: NO MUSIC; NO VOICES AND YOUR BRAIN: WHAT COMES TO THE SURFACE OF MIND? IS IT SOMETHING NICE OR SOMETHING BAD? OR THIS IS TOO BIG OF A TASK FOR YOU TODAY; ABSOLUTELY OKAY

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LETS TAKE A BREAK SHALL WE? CAN YOU FEEL YOUR TOES; YOUR FINGERTIPS; YOUR EYES; YOUR AIR?

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD GENUINELY FRESH AIR?

THE TYPE THAT FLOWS FROM THE LIVING TREES OUTSIDE?

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lampocteis

bloody belly comb jelly

explored in 1979 in san diego

found 250 to 1500 metres deep

^° it red belly camouflages its bioluminescent prey in the dark, because the glow would put a target on the jelly°^

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watasenia scintillians

aka firefly squid or hotaru- ika

found in japanese shores during the spring during spawning but live 200 to 400 meters in the depth of the ocean

it is a bioluminescent species

it is polyandrous, meaning female squids mate with different males

^° this squid actively hunts its food which is copecods or fish°^

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tHE SEA IS NOT JUST LIQUID FORM: IT BREATHES AS IT MOVES AND FORMS PLANKTON: IT IS IN FACT ALIVE

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TO THINK THAT THESE BEING ARE SO DEEP IN THE OCEAN MAKES YOU THINK IF WE WERE EVER SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEM; RIGHT?

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forskalia asymmetrica

species of cnidarians

body length of 30 cm

carnivorous and found in depth of 610 meters

^°asexual reproduction°^

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tomopteris helgolandica

is a planktorm worm

lives in 280 meters depths of the ocean

lives in cold waters

poison levels not found out yet

^°has ten different variants°^

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pterios radiata (clearfin lionfish)

lives in the indian and western pacific areas

^°a nocturnal fish, likes to hide until the night and then crawl out of his cave to feed on shrimp°^

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goniobranchus kuniei;

a seaslug found in australia, west pacific, taiwan, malaysia, phillipines

venomous sea slug

found in depths of 5-40 meters

^°canonly only eats sponges°^

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PLEASE PLUG YOUR EARPHONES IN AND PRESS PLAY

SHALL WE BEGIN WITH THE EXHIBITION?