The endless expanse of the ocean’s midnight zone offers plenty of room to stretch out. Here, some animals can grow to great lengths. Siphonophores are gelatinous animals composed of specialized parts... continue reading

posted by newtboy 12 months ago • 129 views • 3:36

YouTube description: I got to see an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) up close and personal at the Monterey Bay Aquarium recently and I fell in love. These things are the superlative of superlatives. They... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,838 views • 3:58

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,388 views • 8:03

YouTube description: At first this ghostly octopus drifted past the camera on ROV Hercules flapping wing-like fins, then inverted its webbed arms, ballooning out to reveal eight rows of suckers. This... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 4 months 1 week ago • 499 views • 2:27

This video shows a deep-sea squid Gonatus onyx fighting to eat an owlfish Pseudobathylagus milleri. It was recorded using remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.

posted by newtboy 6 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 823 views • 2:17

For years marine biologists have puzzled over what the mysterious vampire squid eats. Recent research by Henk-Jan Hoving and Bruce Robison at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute finally reveals... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 957 views • 4:33

"The deeper you go, the weirder it gets." YouTube: We know more about some other planets than we do about the deepest corners of Earth's oceans, and the species we've found there are almost alien. Here's... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 1 week ago • 474 views • 3:10