Deep Sea Facts

Giving you facts on one of Earths most incredible and mysterious landscapes: The ocean

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THREAD: 10 Fascinating facts about the CREEPY deep sea Angler fish #FACTS #fact #interestingfacts

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THREAD: 10 facts on the strange barrel eye fish:

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The piglet squid is named after its round plump body and they have developed retractable tentacles that help capture prey and bring it to its mouth #fact #facts

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Sea pigs are a plump, pink sea cucumber that when threatened, have a unique defense mechanism. They expel their internal organs through their anus. This confuses qnd distracts predators, giving the sea cucumber a chance to escape. The expelled organs can later regenerate. #facts

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Comb jellys when disturbed can produce incredible bioluminescent displays with different colours, some lights stay on for longer whereas some will "pulse" on and off #fact #facts

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Greenland sharks have large eyes to adapt to dark conditions but almost all sharks have a parasite that attaches to their cornea that causes severe visual impairment #fact #facts

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Frilled sharks are sensitive to light and when exposed to it have been recorded yawning #fact #facts

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The blobfishs strange appearance out of water is due to the extreme pressure differential between deep sea and the surface. Underwater it actually looks like a normal fish #fact #facts

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Pelican eels are a bioluminescent deep sea eel that has hinged jaws, resembling a pelican, that allow it to swallow prey much larger than its own body #fact #facts

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The frogfish lacks a swim bladder so "walks" along the ocean floor by propelling water through their mouth. Their appearance largely varies in colour and can be smooth or lumpy #fact #facts #oceanfacts

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Sunfish are the heaviest known bony fish, weighing up to a massive 1000kg (2200lbs) and can be over 10feet tall. Although mostly surface dwellers they venture into deep sea to feed on deep sea creatures #facts #fact

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The giant squid moves around by squeezing its mantle (bulbous head) which pushes water out of a siphon with enough force to propel itself quickly through water #facts #deepsea

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@marinecuties Great example of bioluminescence!

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Stygiomedusa jellyfish is a huge deep sea jellyfish who's bell can reach 2m in diameter. It doesnt have tentacles and instead has 4 huge frilly branched arms that trail behind it

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The fangtooth fish has the largest tooth to body proportion of any fish, its teeth are so big that it can't close its mouth - it stays open in a toothy 'grin' #facts #deepsea

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Giant tube worms grow near hydrothermal vents and has a long hard body made of collagen that protects the worms soft inner body. They can grow to a staggering 10feet long #facts #deepsea

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The cookiecutter shark is a deep sea shark that uses its suction like lips to latch onto prey whilst it bites and spins to cut out "cookie" shaped holes out of larger animals #facts #deepsea

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The yeti crab grows bacteria in its hairy arms which it then uses as its primary food source - it has been seen waving its arms near hydrothermal vents to collect more bacteria to farm #facts

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Sea pigs are a plump, pink sea cucumber that when threatened, have a unique defense mechanism. They expel their internal organs through their anus. This confuses qnd distracts predators, giving the sea cucumber a chance to escape. The expelled organs can later regenerate. #facts

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Webbed Arms: Vampire squids have unique arm structures. The arms are connected by a thin, web-like membrane, giving them a cloak-like appearance. When threatened, they can wrap their webbed arms around their body, forming a defensive posture. #facts #deepsea #squid

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The frilled shark has the ability to swallow its prey whole due to its extremely flexible jaws. Its mouth is located at the tip of its snout and when it opens it can extend forward to engulf prey items. This allows the shark to consume prey that is larger than its own body size.