Deep Blue

Think we know it all when we get straight As? Think again. Often we live in our own world, submerged in our own routines that we neglect many things, letting our lives flow along wherever the streams take us just like a leaf dropped on the surface of moving stream water. But can't we fill our billions empty brain cells with more interesting things? Yes! Totally! Looking deep into the oceans is one way! I am always amazed at how much we still don't know about the lives under the ocean. So many alien creatures roaming around waiting to be discovered. I'm so thankful to those brave and curious scientists who went all the way into the dark underwater world to find out about things (snorkeling is terrifying enough for me). I found out about these alien creatures in BBC Planet Earth DVD and I just love them! How their bodies are designed to adapt to the surrounding is mind blowing.

Vampire Squid

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This fish truly resembles a human vampire with those sharp teeth its got. A truly bizarre creature!

Angler Fish

 

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 With that light producing antennae stuck on its head, it can lure its food, such an awesome way to eat! Just imagine yourself as being a small fish being attracted to a bright blinking light and before you know it, those sharp teeth are ready to chew you up, oopsy daisy!

Nautilus

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Somehow, this creature looks like a sculpture that can be put on top of a side table as a decoration to me. Although its body tucked neatly into an elegantly curved shell, it can still swim around the vast ocean with little movements needed. Awesome right?

Giant Isopod

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Yes, it actually looks like a giant flea but living under the water! Scary as it looks, giant isopods actually carry out the most important job in the ocean: cleaning up carcasses on the seafloor. Quite useful to have many feet to quickly move about the seafloor.

Hatchetfish

 

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Those bubbly round eyes are not for aesthetic purpose, instead this fish captures as much light as it can receive through those comparatively big eyes. It is so dark down there! 

PEANUT WORM

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How about this? Looks like a part of intestines floating in the ocean. It's a sea worm!

TUBE WORM

 

 Even in such an inhospitable place where light and oxygen is rare plus high pressure, these colourful worms live, TOUGH WORMS!

Since I first saw these creatures, I have never stopped "wow-ing" every time I look at them. They just amaze me so much with their mysterious secrets.

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