Schmidt Ocean has posted new 4K video of a suite of amazing organisms from seamounts of the coast of Chile. I, however, strongly feel the…
View More Seamounts of the Southeast PacificCategory: Cnidaria
Big Red
Thee majestic “big red jelly” (Tiburonia granrojo) can reach impressive diameters of over one meter. Unlike their jelly brethren, these remarkable creatures employ fleshy “feeding…
View More Big RedThe Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas Tinsel
The above photo is of Apolemia lanosa a type of siphonophore belonging to phylum Cnidaria that also includes corals and jellies. It’s basically the ocean’s…
View More The Ocean’s Gelantinous Christmas TinselExperience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 Videos
As we prepare for our 2019, Gulf of Mexico, Deep-Sea, Wood-Fall Collection, Research Cruise Spectacular from February 11th-24th, enjoy these videos from our 2017 expedition.…
View More Experience the Life of the Deep Gulf of Mexico in 20 VideosThe Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of Mexico
I recently returned from nearly two weeks at sea with a motley and intrepid crew exploring the Gulf of Mexico almost a mile and half…
View More The Fantastical Beasts of the Deep Gulf of MexicoLook at These Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures from the Remote Pacific Right Now
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View More Look at These Amazing Deep-Sea Creatures from the Remote Pacific Right NowThis deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dream
A beautiful jelly was just sighted by the Ocean Explorer as they cruise the deep sea near American Samoa live at oceanexplorer.noaa.gov. According to Dr. Allen Collins–a zoologist at NOAA and…
View More This deep-sea jelly looks like something from a dreamTop 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other Animals
1. Cone snail eating whole fish 2. Orca taking a seal 3. California angel shark eating a California horn shark 4. Goblin shark eating a fish 5.…
View More Top 10 GIFs of Ocean Animals Eating Other AnimalsRare Giant Jellyfish Caught on Video
New spectacular video of a enigmatic jellyfish is going viral across the internet (see below). Although first collected in 1901 and scientifically described in 1910, the giant…
View More Rare Giant Jellyfish Caught on VideoThe Deep-Sea Coral That Is Older and More Awesome Than David Caruso
From the deep flanks of the atolls and islands of the tropical Pacific, live corals as old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Giza. At…
View More The Deep-Sea Coral That Is Older and More Awesome Than David Caruso