The scale worm lives deep in the Antarctic ocean and they grow up to 8 inches long. (Image credit: Smithsonian NMNH) Different polychaete species use their bristles for different purposes ...
Probably other animals and/or organic debris ... very little is known about this deep-sea species. Like other bristle worms, it probably plays an important role in keeping the ocean healthy.
This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre. The skin of dwarf crocodiles found living in a cave in Gabon is turning orange from ...
Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea ... They are scavengers and would eat any of the falling marine snow and what's enveloped within it - so things like ...
Like a deep-sea modern dancer, a rarely seen animal undulates in the dark, its vast arms swirling slowly through the water. You’ve just met the giant phantom jelly, an elusive ocean dweller with ...
Anyone who has a (very rational) fear of unknown creatures lurking in the depths of the ocean had their worst nightmares realised on last night's episode of Blue Planet II. David Attenborough ...