Unknown species of deep water Anglerfish making an appearance for the first time this year off the coast of Florida. Possibly a Footballfish, Himantolophus species, according to scientists. Definitive i.d. pending...
Thriving in the darkest ocean trenches, where pressure is crushing and light is scarce. While others avoid the depths, I adapt, wait, and strike with precision. The bottom isn’t weakness, it’s where the I learn, survive, and dominate.
Saw a spectacular light show at the opening of the @YasWaterworld expansion. The illuminated baubles are meant to be pearls as the expansion continues the pearl-diving theme of the main park. On the left is an Anglerfish which one of the rides exits through. More on that soon!
Gm!
From darkest deep where silence lay,
A spark of light begins its sway.
With glowing lure and silent grace,
It rises swift through ocean’s face.
No longer bound to shadow’s keep,
It breaks the chains of endless sleep.
Toward the sun, its course is run.
From trench born dark, its lantern shone
A spark of hope, fierce and alone.
It swam through cold, defying dread,
Toward sunlit dreams inside its head.
Now through the waves its light has run…
From deepest dark, it reached the sun. #anglerfish
Scientists have hardly ever seen anglerfish alive in their natural environment.
That’s why this 2018 video, captured in the waters around Portugal’s Azores islands, had stunned deep-sea biologists. Learn more: https://t.co/9Q5uZFXdkr #ScienceMagArchives