#bioluminescent creatures

[angelnumber27]

A still image taken from 60+ hours of time-lapse video of Glow Worms and their threads shot in the Waitomo caves

In the humid cave, the insects use bioluminescent light and silk threads covered in sticky, reflective droplets to attract and capture prey

Image by Jordan Poste

[heartnosekid]

the venus girdle (cestum veneris) | aquatilis_expedition on ig

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[techdriveplay]

Beneath the Surface: Best Places for Deep-Sea Diving 

The ocean, with its vast expanse and mysterious depths, holds a world beyond imagination. For those willing to venture into its enigmatic realm, the world offers a plethora of dive sites, each with its own unique allure and challenges. From the abyssal trenches to vibrant coral reefs, let’s embark on a journey to uncover some of the most exhilarating deep-sea diving destinations on the…

[vcreatures]

The Large Maw Mermaid, or the more commonly known “Treasure Hoarder”, is a medium sized mermaid found across tropical seas. This mermaid is well documented for gobbling up sunken treasures due its propensity for eating anything it can fit in it’s mouth. Caught specimens are commonly found with bellies full of gems, gold, and other sunken paraphernalia. Its why they are also known by another name, “Neptune’s Purse”.

[strawlessandbraless]

The Venus girdle (Cestum veneris) is a comb jelly in the family Cestidae. The colorless species are transparent when suspended in water, except for their iridescent rows of comb plates. In other words, they majestic as fuck. Love to sea it 🌊

[dinodanicus]

An abyssal flabbergast scooping up ocean detritus in its spoon like mouthparts.

[neon-glowing-rainbow-stims]

🦑 ~ Blood-belly Comb Jelly ~ 🦑 (thenaturalistsguide)

(Credit if you use) (ko-fi)

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Mermay by Xiaofan Zhang

This artist on Instagram

[donutdrawsthings]

I'm trying to establish a solid style for my personal project The Reaching Isles. Mainly backgrounds and how lighting affects the characters!

[aeriona]

Deep Grand Reef. (total drawing time: 11 hours, 5 minutes.)

Also a bonus meme under the cut because I couldn't help myself:

I'm sorry. I noticed it while moving layers around and he Haunted me.

[chipsncookies]

Meme redraw for today lol (source below cut)

[heartnosekid]

baby tripod fish (bathypterois grallator) | source

[solstrix]

Lagoona Blue counts for mermay........... right.....?

[transcendragon]

Glow in Deep Waters - I’ve been wanting to draw a jellyfish ever since my aquarium visit in January, but I could never come close to the beauty of my reference photos. So I decided to screw it and just went for it without a reference photo, and I think it came out well!

My original art made in Procreate, image description in alt text

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deep sea creatures