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The Deep Sea
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Really interesting formations and lots of unique creatures live in this extreme environment
Big Fin Squid can grow to about 20 feet long. There's a video of this sighting as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSXqqi3ShOs
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Filmed at 1225m in the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California, Mexico. It has earned the nickname of the "Firework Jelly".
[Image source.](https://www.mbari.org/products/creature-feature/sea-pig-landing-page/)
The infamous pink, saggy appearance that went viral is the result of being brought 3,000 meters to the surface. It's like how jellyfish look deflated and saggy when out of water, with the addition of tissue damage. Essentially, the public image that blobfish have is that of their deformed corpse rather than their natural, living look. [Image source.](https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/blob-sculpin)
[Image source.](https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/megamouth-shark-is-seen-on-may-22-2017-in-tateyama-chiba-news-photo/687066180)
[Image source.](https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1907/logs/nov1/nov1.html)
Just watch its bioluminescent cilia flash in rows. Truly gorgeous.
I love the way its little setae flutter as it swims. They're hardly as giant as their name implies, though, at least compared to humans; they're only about 1.3 inches across at the largest.
[Image source.](https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/9660806745/in/set-72157635360690997)