The pink porcupine crab is a highly unusual species of king crab with crazy exaggerated spines on its head and body. What is fascinating about this decapod’s appearance is how incredibly long the spines are relative to its body, covering the…
Finding Neo: Oceansphere is the Matrix for fish
Fisheries are under a lot of stress and strain and this company’s Matrix-like approach might just be the answer by creating automated fish farms in the open ocean. The Oceansphere, from Hawaii Oceanic Technology (HOT), is a huge spherical fish farm…
WorDSS releases Deep Sea ID iPhone app
The World Register of Deep Sea Species (WorDSS) just released Deep Sea ID a free iOS app that allows offline access to the taxonomic information for over 20,000 deep-sea species. The app works on both the iPhone and iPad allowing you to…
Creatures of Indonesia’s deep sea are more diverse than you could ever imagine
As much as we think we know about the deep sea, having taken oodles of courses in marine science, ecology and biology, it’s still hard for us to imagine and picture the sheer diversity of creatures living down there. Once…
New deep sea carnivorous harp sponge is unlike anything ever seen
Chondrocladia lyra is a highly unusual and very specialized sponge living in the deep sea which completely redefines what we think a sponge should be. Also known as the harp sponge due to its very similar appearance consisting of a main vane…
AbyssBox comes online to display deep sea animals under enormous pressure
Imagine an aquarium with 4.25 gallons of water weighing 2/3 of a ton with the pressure of a mile under the sea and you have the AbyssBox. Designed to display deep sea creatures, the AbyssBox is both an aquarium display…
Giant amphipods discovered near New Zealand at a depth of 7 km
A giant amphipod measuring nearly a foot long is making the news circuit after being discovered near New Zealand at a depth of 7 kilometers. This was not an isolated occurrence as scientists were able to capture seven of these giants that…
Deep sea yeti crab grows its own food — on its arms
Deep sea creatures have to get resourceful to survive and a relatively new species of yeti crab was discovered farming colonies of bacteria on its claws to use as food. In the Pacific Ocean at over a thousand below the…
New, exotic deep-sea worms discovered
When thinking about worms, you typically don’t conjure up a favorable image but the pictures released of the recently-discovered species of acorn worm that sports a colorful body as well as big “lips.” The bright fuschsia coloring, the worm was…
Deep sea fish have some serious teeth
We’ve all seen photos and illustrations of the prodigious maws of deep sea fish bearing their intimidating chompers but seeing all this dentition in moving images is something else. This recent video from Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows a…
