Photos of Underworld Life That Will Give You The Shivers
Beyond the sunlight, in the depths of the ocean, lies a world stranger than fiction. These photos of deep sea creatures will take you into a dark, dazzling, and utterly unique world.
Image Credit: NOAA/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
An Unidentified Cnidarian
This cnidarian resembles a Venus flytrap from the family Hormathiidae.
Image Credit: NURC/UNCW and NOAA/FGBNMS
Arrow crab
The Arrow Crab is called the Arrow Crab because of the shape of the body and head, also known as the Spider Crab.
Image Credit: Content/NOAA
Hermit Crab
A species of hermit crab in a worm tube.
Image Credit: Content/NOAA
Chaunax Fish – A Close-up
A close-up view of Chaunax, also known as coffinfishes, gapers, or frogmouths.
Image Credit: Content/NOAA
Chaunax Fish
Chaunax are the relatives of anglerfishes and are commonly seen around some coral banks.
Image Credit: Operation Deep Scope 2005 | Dr. Tamara Frank
Galatheid Crab
A crab with a single visual pigment. The Galatheid crab is a small, deep-sea crustacean with a bent tail, found near hydrothermal vents.
Image Credit: Charleston Bump Expedition 2003. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration; Dr. George Sedberry, South Carolina DNR, Principal Investigator
Eugonatonotus Crassus Shrimp
Eugonatonotus crassus is a species of crustacean first described by Alphonse Milne-Edwards in 1881.
Image Credit: NOAA/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Ghostly Grenadier (Coryphaenoides Leptolepis)
This ghostly creature can be found at 3158 meters water depth.
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