#ocean

[herpsandbirds]

Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis), non-breeding male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Ocean City, NJ, USA

photographs by Temujin Subodai

[waddei]

don't worry he'll get there eventually

[gothickitsune]

*Duel Of The Fates Intensifies*

Two tiny shrimps battle each other on the back of a sea cucumber, filmed at a depth of 15m. Seacrop Diving School | Japan

[natureell]

[herpsandbirds]

Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi), family Balistidae, order Tetraodontiformes, found in the Western Indian Ocean

photographs by Renat Vagnotti

[landsccape]

[fracturedporcelaindoll]

Beautiful~

[aestum]

(by nathanaelbillings)

[herpsandbirds]

i would like to formally request nudibranch content. love those guys

I might have a few lovely sea slugs four you...

Desirable Flabellina nudibranch (Flabellina exoptata), family Flabellinidae, Bian, Philippines

photograph by Norman Lopez

Phyllidia ocellata, family Phyllidiidae, Mudjimba Island reef, Qld, Australia

Photograph by Sheryl Wright

Verconia verconis, family Chromodorididae, found off the coast of southern Australia

photograph by Cliffyclix

Psychedelic Sea Slug (Sagaminopteron psychedelicum), family Gastropteridae, Western Pacific

photograph by Cristina Fernández

Tambja sp., family Polyceridae, Bali, Indonesia

photograph by Aldo Galante

[mbari-blog]

This octopus is a sucker for jellies 🐙✨️

The seven-armed octopus, Haliphron atlanticus, has only been observed by MBARI’s remotely operated vehicles three times in more than three decades. In this species, the male keeps the hectocotylized arm hidden so it appears to be missing, thus the common name.

During a sighting in 2016, the octopus was observed holding the bell of an egg-yolk jellyfish (Phacellophora camschatica) in its arms. The octopus had apparently eaten most of the tissue that would have been hanging down from the bell, but the ring of jellyfish tentacles was intact. It looked as though Haliphron had not only made a meal of the jelly but was hanging onto it, perhaps for defense or for help in catching prey. Haliphron is a member of the family Argonautidae, and now four genera in the family have been observed having some kind of relationship with salps or jellyfish—living on, in, or with the jelly.

We are still learning about the diverse communities that live in the deep sea, and especially what the animals that thrive in these habitats eat. Interestingly, many large animals that we know more about, like whales, manta rays, and ocean sunfish, eat small or gelatinous plankton—drifting prey that are easier to catch than fast-swimming fishes. This large octopus is another example of this amazing adaptation to life in the open ocean: live slow, grow big.

[fracturedporcelaindoll]

Beautiful~

haikou海口, hainan province of china after typhoon bebinca by 小笨笨蛋子

[beauty-funny-trippy]

[frontmansdefender]

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