Top 6 Most Terrible Deep Sea Creatures

Hello, The depths of the ocean are one of the most understudied areas in the world . Unfortunately, even in the 21st century we have not been able to study the seabed in detail. It is located thousands of meters below the surface of the water. However this is where the most interesting and terrifying creatures on the planet live. In this blog, we're gonna talk about the most amazing living creatures in the depths of the sea -

1. Atolla Jellyfish -

 This creature has never seen the sun but it glows like a celestial body in the mysterious dark waters of the ocean. The unusual Atolla Jellyfish lives in the so-called " bathyal" zone that is between 1,000 and 40,000 meters under water. In this place , there is no daylight and the pressure is very high. You can find this creature in different oceans. All jellyfish in this family are capable of emitting flashes of light but the Atolla Jellyfish uses it for very original purposes. The Jellyfish begins to emit bright impulses when it's attacked by a predator. This instantly attracts the predator's enemies, other larger fish to the battlefield, then the Jellyfish takes advantage of the chaos to escape without being noticed. Interestingly, this animal doesn't use its glow for hunting, instead it uses its long trailing tentacle as a fishing rod.

2. Comb Jelly -

At first glance you might think this unusual creature is a disco ball but, this is a Comb Jelly and even though it looks very much like a jelly fish. It's very different for example - it has no tentacles. So it swallows its prey through its mouth in one piece like a boa constrictor. The appetite of this creature is impressive under certain conditions. The comb jelly can eat 10 times its own weight in one day. Most importantly, this unusual animal has a semi-transparent barrel-shaped body that glows in the dark like a rainbow but it doesn't use photophores like other deep-sea organisms. The thing is that it combs refract light creating a unique optical effect. Most Comb Jellies live at depths of 700 to 1000 meters but, some species can be found much deeper.

3. Sea spider - 

If you suffer from arachnophobia, you probably know that spiders are afraid of water. They usually don't like water. However, there are spiders that live in the ocean and their land relatives can hardly compete with them since, their legs can reach up to 50 centimeters but these animals use their eight limbs not only to move, quickly across the sea bed. In fact, it's through the holes in their legs that the sea spiders get oxygen. Over time, these holes become so large that scientists even compare them to holes and Swiss cheese. Sea spiders are a typical example of so-called deep sea gigantism. Scientists assume that it's caused by the extremely low temperatures in the deep sea. Down there, larger animals have a very slow metabolism. This helps them spend less energy and therefore, consume minimal amounts of oxygen and food and as you know these resources are very scarce at the bottom of the ocean.

4. Fang Tooth -

We are certain you would never want to come close to this creature even in your dreams and although, it's size is not that impressive. The fish is still a terrible predator for many deep-sea dwellers. For example - fang tooth swallow squids and shrimps without even chewing. This creature lives at a depth of about 5 000 meters so, it's still poorly studied. But we do know that it has the longest teeth of all marine animals in proportion to its body. The teeth of adult specimens are so long that the fish can't quite close it's mouth. The fang tooth even has special recesses in its head that arise from the fangs. No wonder this fish can sometimes eat fish that are larger in size.

5. Anglerfish - 

Anglerfish are definitely the most famous deep sea creatures in the world. It is their monstrous jaws that we imagine when we hear about the terrible mysteries of the ocean. Surprisingly, in this spooky picture, we usually see female anglerfish because males are much smaller and lead a parasitic lifestyle on the body of their partner. Like many deep sea animals, anglers have barely been studied by researchers and there are almost no photographs of this fish in its natural environment and there is good reason for that. These creatures live at a depth of 800 meters and more the most recognizable feature of the angler is the special flashlight on its head which the fish uses as a fishing rod with its help it attracts it's prey. The most amazing thing is that the special flashlight part of the body is a special gland controlled by the fish. It can be moved by narrowing or expanding the blood vessels. The hunting goes as follows - The angler notices its victim and turns on its flashlight then the prey rushes towards the light source and immediately falls into the huge mouth full of sharp teeth. To date, the order of Angler fish includes more than 350 species but there are likely many more. Using advanced technology, scientists make more and more surprising discoveries. For example - In 2014, scientists at the Monterey bay aquarium research institute descended to a depth of 600 meters and took the first ever pictures of this creepy fish. An interesting feature of this fish is that it has a very elastic stomach that allows the fish to eat prey much larger in size. For example - Some humpback Anglerfish of a little more than 8 centimeters have been found with 12 centimeter eels inside by the way a humpback. Anglerfish was featured in the popular animated movie "Finding Nemo" more exactly when marlin and dory are searching for a diving mask in the dark abyss. T he light from these terrible fish helps the friends read the address where they are likely to find Nemo.

6. Deep Sea Dragon Fish -

This is the Deep Sea Dragon Fish (in the above image), despite measuring between 10 and 15 centimeters, these are blood thirsty animals. The first thing that strikes us is of course the size of their fangs but if you look closely you'll notice they're transparent because some scientists assume that this allows the Dragon Fish to get close to their prey without being noticed . This allows them not to frighten the prey at the most crucial moment , Also the fish attracts its victims in a very clever way . The dragon fish has red and blue photophores just below the eye sockets. Most likely, this function is used only during the mating period. Now scientists are carefully studying the composition of the teeth of the Dragon Fish to try to apply this knowledge to the creation of new materials. If they manage to repeat the composition of the unusual fangs of the fish, which are both transparent and very strong, they could revolutionize the world's industry .

So here are the Top 6 Most Terrible Deep Sea Creatures. Hope you liked this blog and please don't forget to drop a comment. Thank You.