10 Crazy-Looking New Deep-Sea Creatures Discovered

Ten new possible species could change everything about the way we think about deep-sea life in the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the creatures are so strange, it is hard to know which direction they swim or where their mouths are. The images were captured by researchers from the University of Aberdeen during more than 300 hours of diving with a remotely operated vehicle between 2,300 feet and 12,000 feet deep along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the largest mountain range on Earth, which runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and Africa on the east and the Americas on the west. Three of the species, which look like colorful wavy worms, belong to a group of creatures called Enteropneust, which is believed to be the evolutionary link between backbone and invertebrate animals. Previously only a few specimens of the group, from the Pacific Ocean, were known to science.

Even with the oil spill killing so much sea life im glad there other creatures being discovered and hopefully we (humans) do not harm them.




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[edit on 12-7-2010 by pavelivanov22]

Nice, one of those look like something i won't say here But nice pictures of the undiscovered.

These are not `crazy-looking` deep-sea creatures. They are beautiful. I am pleased to see variety. I sure would get easily bored with sameness. Lovely photos, yes!

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i know your talking about number 8

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Maybe that's not a fish!

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looks like there are undiscovered human body parts as well

The diversity of life never ceases to amaze me! These are some reallly beautiful animals!

Is it just me or does 4 out of 10 of those animals looks like penises

Depending on which 4 you may need to see a doctor.

Wow! Some beautiful pictures there.

It just goes to show how much more we have to discover about our own planet let alone other planets.

I swear to God #8 on the left looks like a human face with raybans don't it

Originally posted by SelfmadeGME
Is it just me or does 4 out of 10 of those animals looks like penises

lmao no its not just you i was thinking the same thing

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looks like man evolved form these creatures

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It always amazes me how alien earth's own creatured look to us.