#deepsealife

[kiabugboy]

Deep sea stroll finally done with this ^^ a little animation inspired from all the deepsea animal footages from  @mbari_news

also on Youtube:

Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ZO9Hsu1lc

[factofstates]

Why Humans Can’t Survive Extreme Pressure — Deep Sea Science Explained

The deep ocean is one of Earth’s final frontiers… but it’s also one of the most extreme environments for the human body. 🌊 From crushing pressure to endless darkness, your body would struggle to cope even a few meters below the surface.

This article breaks down the science behind extreme pressure, why humans would be harmed by it, and what it teaches us about life in the deep sea.

👉 Read the full post here:

Why Humans Can’t Survive Extreme Pressure — The Deep Sea Science Explained

[mbari-blog]

Comb jellies—also known as ctenophores—come in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Many are transparent, but some deep-sea species, like the abyssal comb jelly, Beroe abyssicola, are ruby red or deep purple in color. So far, scientists have described approximately 200 ctenophore species.

Comb jellies swim by flicking hair-like ctenes back and forth. When the lights of our submersibles illuminate an abyssal comb jelly, the ctene rows diffract the light into the colors of the rainbow, creating those dazzling disco lights.

Most animals in the midnight zone produce bioluminescence. The abyssal comb jelly has a scarlet stomach that absorbs the light produced by meals digesting in its gut. The red pigment absorbs blue-green bioluminescence, keeping Beroe hidden from predators. Many other deep-sea jellies employ a similar strategy. Learn more about these dazzling denizens of the deep on our website.

[wtfearth123]

Telescopefish have bizarre, tubular eyes that point forward and have large lenses. They feed on plankton and other small animals that live in the mesopelagic to bathypelagic zones of the ocean, from 500 to 3,000 meters below the surface.

[mmirrors]

Barreleye fish. Deep sea fish.

The green spheres are the are the lenses of the eyes.

The characteristic green pigment of their eyes and glasses is what allows them to filter the sunlight coming directly from the surface; this way they can look up looking at the bioluminescent light produced by jellyfish and other aquatic creatures.

Barreleye Fish: Characteristics, types, reproduction and more...

The barreleye fish are the family Opisthoproctidae, marine fish of the order Osmeriformes, distributed throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and

[optimuspaula]

Pacific Spookfish marker practice. I'm happy with the driftwood mount behind it. I keep meaning to draw a haunted bonsai tree, and this really makes me want to go though with that.

[thegildedlotus]

DO YOU EVER FEEL A SPONTANEOUS NEED TO DRAW YOUR DND PARTY AS MERMAIDS??? BECAUSE APPARENTLY I DO. So here we have Orii (red tiefling with a devilfish tail), played by my friend Taylor, Ludlola, the ancient old dwarf who somehow keeps up with our shenanigans and gives us candy, played by my friend Kylah, Vivian, my fire genasi character, a shady motherfluffer to be sure, Uuf, the human blind boi who sees somehow and uses a lot of magic but dies real easy, played by my roomie and good friend Angelic, and of course, what’s a campaign without an honorary Buttrug Hug? The necrotic arm-powered, toe stealing anti-hero, played by my other roomie, Elora! Can’t wait to play with my friends again!

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

Another Unique Resident Of The Deep Ocean - A Ctenophore Called Beroe Forskalii *********************************************** This is a #repost from @mbari_news via @PhotoAroundApp This animal, beautiful and serene-looking, is actually a fierce deep-sea predator (though it is only a few inches long). It is a ctenophore called Beroe forskalii. Ctenophores are gelatinous animals that swim by waving tiny hair-like projections called "ctenes." Beroe forskalii also has tiny hairs that act like "teeth" that help it grab onto its prey. When Beroe bumps into another jelly, it grabs on using these teeth, opens its mouth (at left) really wide, and tries to swallow its prey whole.⠀ ⠀ #combjelly #combjellies #ctenophore #beroe #DEEPC #bioluminescence #deepsea #deepseaadaptations #ROV #underwatervideo #MBARI #gelata #jellywatch #midwater #pelagic #jellies #mesopelagic #bathypelagic #combrows #sealife #ocean #oceanlife #marinebiology #deepsealife #DeepOceanLife