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Have you ever seen a tropical gasflame? 👀 This colorful critter is a nudibranch. Notice the tentacle-like structures on its body? They’re called cerata: Nudibranchs use them to store stinging cells from prey like jellyfish, converting their meals into a form of self defense.
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a nudibranch marine animal
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The twilight zone: Every night trillions of tiny creatures rise from the ocean depths.
During World War Two sonar technicians made an extraordinary discovery. The pings from their echo sounders reflected off what they thought must be the ocean floor. But the sea was much shallower than they had expected and – even more puzzlingly – the seabed seemed to move up and down throughout the day.
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Squid. (Credit: Dante Fenolio/ Science Photo Library)

The twilight zone: Every night trillions of tiny creatures rise from the ocean depths

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls. It could also have an outsized effect on our climate.
Katherine Latham (BBC)
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Greenland sharks can live 400+ years — and they aren’t blind after all. New research shows their vision genes and eye tissue stay intact for more than a century, even in the ocean’s dim twilight zone where they live.

Adapted for low light, their eyes may help locate prey — and could even offer clues for preserving human vision over the long term.

by Bobby Bascomb
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Greenland sharks retain functional vision despite extreme longevity

A new study finds Greenland sharks retain functional vision for over 100 years, challenging the belief that the world’s longest-living vertebrate is nearly blind.
Mongabay
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Behold the dazzling colors of the black-and-gold sapsucking slug. This sea slug secretes an unappetizing mucus to dissuade predators & can drop its colorful cerata, or leaf-like outgrowths, to create a distraction. This species is found in the western Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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Behold the dazzling colors of the black-and-gold sapsucking slug
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