#deepsealife

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

also on Youtube:

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:

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.

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.