All of these factors have led to adaptions of deep sea life
dragonfish Lantern fish The giant squid have eyes that can reach the size of a human head... Look at the person next to you and picture an eyeball as their head
Firefly Squid: native to Japan about 8cm long Comb jelly: bioluminesce as a defense and are transparent to camouflage their bodies in the darkness Angler fish: draws in prey with its bioluminescent lure Bomber worms and swimming sea cucumbers project a glowing mucus in order to see or confuse their attacker Video – deep ocean clip
Example: butter and olive oil
Grenadier (rattail) fish hagfish Scavenger sharks and crabs Osedax: a newly discovered group of worms that grow root like structures into the bone marrow of a carcass Video – whale fall
Gulper Eel Fang-tooth fish
Glass squid Black smelt fish Bloody-belly comb jelly
Video – hydrothermal vent ecosystems