From glowing body parts to nightmare-inducing teeth, these deep - sea dwellers have evolved remarkable strategies for surviving in one of our planet’s most extreme environments.... In this vast abyss lie creatures so strange, so hauntingly beautiful and bizarre, that they seem like inhabitants of another planet. The deep ocean is a living gallery of evolution’s wildest imagination, where survival demands ingenuity, and beauty takes forms that defy our expectations. Meet some of our favorite denizens of the deep and learn about their adaptations to survive in an environment of frigid cold, inky darkness, and crushing pressure. Meet some of the captivating creatures that MBARI has encountered during our exploration of the deep sea . Explore the diversity and adaptations of deep - sea animals in this online exhibition. Learn about their habitats, diets, behaviors, and how they survive in the dark and cold depths of the ocean.
