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9 of the World's Strangest Sea Creatures

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World’s strangest sea creatures. These strange creatures were discovered in the deep sea & still live underwater! Mysterious sea monsters, which will blow your mind! Today's video was done in collaboration with What Lurks Below! Click here to check out their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrLg26XASQO2rfheSFV-F6w/videos Subscribe for new videos: http://goo.gl/SaufF4 Check out more of our content on Steemit: https://steemit.com/@theywillkillyou Follow us on Instagram: @theywillkillyou 9: The Venus Flytrap Sea Anemone This sea anemone bares a superficial resemblance to a Venus flytrap. It's a deep sea species that captures its prey by closing its tentacles. The tentacles are also used for protection. It is commonly found in the deep water canyons in the Gulf of Mexico. 8: The Dumbo Octopus The Grimpoteuthis —also known as the Dumbo octopus—draws its name from the prominent ear-like fins protruding from its mantle, thus bearing a resemblance to Dumbo, Walt Disney’s flying elephant. It is a pelagic umbrella octopus that typically lives at depths of between 10,000 to 13,000 feet below, although some specimens have been recorded living at more than 23,000 feet below sea level, the deepest of any known octopus species! 7: Sea Angels Sea Angels are a group of very small swimming sea slugs belonging to the Gymnosomata clade. They have a wide geographic distribution & may be found in regions ranging from tropic seas to polar areas. They are mostly transparent, gelatinous species. The sea angels that live in warmer areas are usually far smaller than those living in cold regions. They use tentacles to grasp their prey & are equipped with terminal mouths with radulae, or anatomical structures somewhat similar to tongues that are common to mollusks. 6: The Squid Worm Theuthidodrilus also known as the squid worm—was first discovered by marine biologists in the Celebes Sea in October of 2007. It is a unique “transitional” creature that has the behavioral & physical characteristic of both free-swimming organisms & sea-bed dwelling animals. Its more distinguishable physical features is the tentacle-like appendages protruding from its head. 10 of these tentacles are commonly around the same length or longer than the squid worm’s body. 5: The Frilled Shark The frilled shark belongs to the Chlamydoselachidae family & is 1 of 2 extant species found widely distributed along the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans. This deep sea creature has been deemed a living fossil due to the fact that it exhibits several primitive features, & also because it has had little history of evolution over millions of years. 4: The Christmas Tree Worm The Spirobranchus giganteus, also known as the Christmas tree worm, is a tube-building worm belonging to the Serpulidae family. It has a segmented, tubular body lined with small appendages called chaeta that aid the worm’s mobility. One of its most noticeable features consists of 2 chromatically hued spiral structures shaped like Christmas trees, & that the worm uses for feeding & respiration. These structures feature radioles which are feather-like tentacles that are heavily ciliated. 3: The Pink See-Through Fantasia The pink see-through fantasia—also known as the pink swimming sea cucumber—was discovered in 2007 in a remote part of the Western Pacific Ocean called the Celebes Sea. It was found by a team of scientists & underwater photographers at a depth of 8,200 feet. The research expedition was formed by experts from the National Geographic Society, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, & the WHOI Ocean Life Institute. 2: The Blobfish Based on photographs from decompressed species, this creature was voted the “World’s Ugliest Animal” in September of 2013. Its low-density flesh means that the blobfish looks differently when it is out of water. They typically live at depths of 2,000 to 4,000 feet below. The pressure in these deep-sea areas may be up to 120 times greater than that at sea level. The flesh of the blobfish is a gelatinous mass only slightly less denser than water, which enables it to float above the ocean floor without wasting energy on swimming. It may be found in the deep waters off the coasts of Tasmania & mainland Australia & also in the waters of New Zealand. 1: The Ocean Sunfish The common mola—also known as the ocean sunfish—is the heaviest known bony fish in the world, with an average weight ranging from 545 to over 2,000 pounds. From fin-to-fin, a mature sunfish commonly measures from 6 to 8 feet in length. Larger specimens have been known to measure 14 feet across & the fins & weigh up to 5,100 pounds. Its body is flattened laterally, somewhat resembling a fish head with a tail. When its ventral & dorsal fins are extended, the sunfish can be as tall as it is long. Its diet mainly consists of jellyfish, which it eats in large amounts so that it can maintain its bulk.