Lurking beneath waves: Weird Deep Sea Creatures

Peacock Mantis Shrimp This shrimp’s punch is one of the fastest movements in the animal kingdom

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Frogfish No matter their appearance, one thing all species of frogfish have in common is their strange mode of locomotion.

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Ribbon Eel These eels are considered “protrandic hermaphrodites,” meaning they change sex from male to female several times throughout their lives

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Christmas Tree Worm The spiral “branches” are actually the worm’s breathing and feeding apparatuses, while the worm itself lives in a tube.

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Giant Isopod These crustaceans are carnivores and usually feed on dead animals that fall down from the ocean’s surface.

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Nudibranch Their wildest adaptation of all is the ability to quite literally swallow, digest, and reuse stinging cells from prey.

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Sea Angel Sea angels have special parapodia, or lateral extensions of the foot, that help to propel them through the water.

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Marrus Orthocanna Like ants, a colony made up of many individuals has attributes resembling a single organism.

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Red-lipped Batfish It’s named for its red lips, which make it appear to be wearing lipstick.

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Vampire Squid Scientists have designated the vampire squid as a completely separate animal, even though it has eight arms and two tentacles.

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