Mysterious creatures thrive in the deep
China Daily | Updated: 2009-11-24 08:05
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A tiny copepod (right) and a transparent sea cucumber (left), which creeps forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute, are among the thousands of new creatures that scientists have recorded in the pitch-black depths of the oceans that never receive sunlight. AP/Reuters |
NEW ORLEANS: The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.
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