In my dirty mind, I’m seeing something else. 😎🦑 #Repost @mbari_news (@get_repost) ・・・ Recent research efforts by MBARI scientists have advanced our understanding of the feeding relationships within open ocean food webs by carefully detailing who eats whom. Studying the diets of deep-sea animals is a formidable challenge. The scientists analyzed 27-years of video footage collected by deep-diving, remotely operated submersibles. Results reveal a food web that is far more complex than previously known, with a dynamic assemblage of jellies, squids, fishes, worms, and crustaceans feeding on one another in a variety of permutations, to sustain life in the deep sea. Gathering this type of information is a necessary step towards conservation of ocean species and ecosystems. ⠀ ⠀ This black-eyed squid, Gonatus onyx, has quite a mouthful with this struggling bigscale fish (Melamphaidae). This is but one of the many interactions of animals eating that our ROVs have observed over the years exploring the deep sea.⠀ ⠀ Learn more about this research on our website (link in bio).⠀ ⠀ #MBARI #foodwebs #deepsea #midwater #squid #bigscale #deepseafish #deepseasquid #cephalopod #whoseatingwhom #deepsealife #ocean #oceanlife #sealife #ecology #deepseaecology #deepseabiology #ROV #ROVvideo #underwatervideo #wildlife #nature #Whoeatswho #foodweb #marinebiology #wildlife_seekers