Dr Craig R McClain

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11 August 2026 10:50

Two deep-sea giants, two ways to hold on. The colossal squid grips prey with rotating, swiveling hooks on its arms. The giant squid instead lines its suckers with rings of sharp, saw-like teeth, the ones that scar sperm whales. Same problem, two brutal solutions. 🦑 🧪 #MolluscMonday #HowToBuildAGiant

High Seas Alliance

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11 August 2026 10:28

Congrats to the #DeepWonders expedition! Expeditions such as this help improve understanding of the High Seas and deep ocean ecosystems.

Schmidt Ocean Institute

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11 August 2026 10:27

Watch our latest #DeepWonders expedition video! @divaamon.bsky.social and a largely Trinbagonian science team conducted the first systematic and holistic exploration of the island nation's deep waters. youtu.be/4sk9U00uOa4?...

Rebecca R Helm

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24 July 2026 08:22

BEHOLD! One of Earth's greatest lineages of life: the lil wiggle arm guys, Meteora. These single-celled critters, originally found in deep-sea sediments, are SO DIFFERENT from other lifeforms on Earth that they're likely in their own kingdom (as in, the Animal Kingdom, the Plant Kingdom etc). 🧪🌿

MBARI

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24 July 2026 08:21

A technicolor feast in the deep 💜🍴🩷⁠ ⁠ The dinner plate jelly (Solmissus spp.) may look delicate, but it's one of the deep sea's most skilled predators. This denizen of the deep has an appetite for other gelatinous animals. Jellies, comb jellies, siphonophores, salps—they are all on the menu.