Open wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean ...

The extreme depth of the midnight zone has posed a challenge for scientists seeking to understand the unique animals that live there. Investigating Bathydevius and its adaptations could reveal ...

fringed tail and a bioluminescence that makes it glow in the dark of the midnight zone. Initially, researchers struggled to identify which family of animals the mollusk belonged to, hence its ...

below the surface in the ocean’s midnight zone, creating a unique challenge for scientists who’ve worked for decades to catalog the mysterious animal. "We’ve invested more than 20 years in ...

Because the animal also had a foot like a snail ... This species lives in the ocean's midnight zone, an expansive environment of open water 1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,300 to 13,100 feet) below ...

caudactylus is a nudibranch, a group of animals commonly known as sea slugs. This particular nudibranch is the first known to live in the deep water column—the ocean’s midnight zone—between ...

The animal nicknamed the “mystery mollusc ... It lives in the ocean’s midnight zone–a wide area of open water about 3,300 to 13,100 feet below the surface. Currently, this hoodled mollusc ...

“And that brings up one of the most perplexing aspects of what we’ve learned and haven’t learned about these animals,” he added. The mystery mollusc is just one of many fascinating discoveries MBARI ...

Because the animal also had a foot like a snail ... This species lives in the ocean’s midnight zone, an expansive environment of open water 1,000 to 4,000 meters (3,300 to 13,100 feet) below ...