From worms with squid-like tentacles to fish with teeth on their tongues, here are some of the most alien-looking creatures ...

Meanwhile, researchers from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada believe that 91 percent of these marine animals are still unknown to us. ... These are our 50 favorite deep sea creatures.

Here is our list of the top 10 weirdest deep-sea creatures seen in 2021. Blood-red jellyfish This mysteries red jelly may be a new species previously unknown to science, NOAA researchers say.

Lots of bizarre deep sea creatures were spotted in 2022. Here are some of our favorites. Skip to main content. ... Read more: Weird deep-sea worm looks like a luminous lump of spaghetti.

Deep-sea creatures have adapted many unique (and often extremely unusual) ways to live in the deep ocean. ... This rare deep-sea shark is so strange, it hardly even looks like a shark.

Though sea spiders have thrived for millions of years in a variety of marine conditions—in cold Antarctic waters, on deep ...

Seafloor dwellers must survive the crushing, near-freezing conditions found deep in the ocean. This sea cucumber (nicknamed the “sea pig”) was seen gently drifting more than 9,000 feet underwater.

The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins ...

It may seem strange that scientists are so excited by this little fish, but that’s because we simply don’t know much about how these fishes — or most deep-sea creatures, for that matter ...

Deep-sea mining could unleash clouds of debris that threaten a mysterious, vital ecosystem we barely understand. Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation Published April 28, 2025 Science Biology ...

A Pacific footballfish, a deep-sea creature and a species of anglerfish, washed up on a California beach for the second time since 2021, sparking curiosity and awe among experts.

The deep sea is home to weird and wonderful creatures that, over millions of years, have evolved specific traits to survive the extreme conditions of their habitat. These adaptations to their ...