You might have come across Roman Fedortsov's X (Twitter) profile where he posts photos of the creatures he finds while deep-sea diving. It truly is quite fascinating what diversity the deep oceans hold. You may have seen some of them depicted in movies like Finding Nemo or 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Creatures like the anglerfish seem terrifying but also equally intriguing. They may only look scary but it just goes to show how much we don't know about the deepest parts of the ocean, which have barely been explored.
Here are some photos that show what deep-sea creatures look like:
If you think that the anglerfish in Finding Nemo was creepy, then what about this one which looks like it came straight out of the Alien movies.
This one is a photo of a frilled shark.
This last one is probably the weirdest one of them all. I can't even begin to explain or describe what it is. It looks like a fragment of a skull with a fleshy protrusion coming out of the head.
To check out the rest of the photos, check it out on Science Alert.
(Image credit: Roman Fedortsov)
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