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The Bizarre Transparent Headed Barreleye Fish

February 28, 2011

The ocean is home to some of the most bizarre creatures on our planet.  Here’s yet another another example of a creature that makes you scratch your head about just how complex and advanced mother nature can be. The deep sea Barreleye fish looks like a, a glass domed submarine with the front top part [...]

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Shark Vs Octopus: Think You Know Who Wins?

January 19, 2011

The folks at the Seattle Aquarium learned a valuable lesson, when they made a pacific giant octopus share a tank with sharks. Hesitant of their decision at first and worried about the octopus’ safety in a tank filled with the apex predators, the staff figured that the 8 legged creature would fare fine in the [...]

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Have You Heard of Flying Squid?

December 16, 2010

You’ve probably heard of flying fish and the famed giant squid or colossal squid that lurks in the depths of the ocean, but have you heard of the Flying Fish? Flying fish are well known for their aerial prowess, but flying mollusks?! The bizarre sight of airborne cephalopods, is not something heard of very often [...]

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Watch Your Step For These Bottom Dwelling Sea Creatures!

December 3, 2010

If you thought the only creature to look for when scuba diving, snorkeling or just swimming in the ocean was sharks, think again. Here’s a look at some bottom dwelling marine life that’ll have you watch very carefully where you put your toes underwater. Stonefish Easily one of the most poisonous creatures in the Ocean, [...]

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Meet The One in 2 Million Blue Lobster

May 19, 2010

If you happen to spot a blue lobster that looks something like it came out of the hit cartoon ‘The Smurfs’, consider yourself lucky! This rare…

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Itsy Bit-Sea Spiders

April 22, 2010

Do Spiders give you the heebie-jeebies? Well if so, the Sea Spiders are sure to make your skin crawl, leaving you repulsed yet strangely intrigued. When you first hear about the existence of Sea Spiders, it sounds rather strange, and you picture a rare endangered species living deep in some abyss or in the Arctic [...]

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Sumo Wrester of the Seas- The Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola)

November 4, 2009

What marine animal grows up to 1.8 – 3.3m (5.9- 10.8 ft) and can weigh about 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) and is not a whale, but a fish? – The answer is an Ocean Sunfish. Also known as Mola Mola, the ocean sunfish is the heaviest known bony fish in the world. This bizarre looking [...]

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