Meet the 50 Weirdest Deep Sea Creatures Lurking Beneath the Waves
These are the most bizarre aliens ... err, animals ... in the ocean.
Scientists know more about space than the ocean, according to Columbia University’s Earth Institute. So in a sense, a majority of the creatures lurking below the surface may as well be aliens. Meanwhile, researchers from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada believe that 91 percent of these marine animals are still unknown to us.
Of the 235,000 or so species we do know about, many have adapted to their environment with peculiar camouflage, bioluminescence, and mating habits—leading to some seriously strange appearances. These are our 50 favorite deep sea creatures.
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