Scientists Just Found a ‘Death-Ball’ Sponge and a Whole Bunch of Other Deep-Sea Weirdos

Researchers are not even halfway through analyzing the thousands of samples collected from the Southern Ocean, but they've ...
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This Fish Looks Like an Alien and Can Swallow Its Prey Whole

Meet the telescopefish, a ghostly predator with tubular eyes and a jaw that unhinges to swallow prey larger than itself.

Carnivorous ‘death-ball’ sponge among 30 new species discovered in Southern Ocean

Scientists have discovered 30 new deep-sea species in the Southern Ocean, including the ominously nicknamed “death-ball” ...
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‘Death Ball Sponge’ and ‘Zombie Worms’ — Researchers Find Never-Before-Seen Species in Southern Ocean

A total of thirty new creatures were discovered during the expedition, scouring seafloor habitats near Montagu and Saunders ...
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Deep Beneath The Pacific, Dozens Of Rare And Never-Seen-Before Species Have Been Discovered

Dazzling octopuses, creepy deep-sea anglerfish, cusk eels, and crustaceans are just some of the deep-sea creatures that have been documented by a recent expedition off the Chilean coast. Dozens of ...
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‘Faceless’ deep-sea creature spotted by submersible off Cook Islands. Watch it

From corn mazes to haunted houses, the spooky season is in full swing. Jack-o-lanterns, ghouls and goblins are around every corner, but the scariest creatures of all might be thousands of feet below ...