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This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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Yeti Crab

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Three hyperiids, each with two large eyes and red body showing through their translucent bodies.
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Themisto

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A red Scypholanceola aestiva stares at the screen with large orange eyes.
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Scypholanceola aestiva

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A brown-colored deep-sea coral sits on the deep ocean floor and is covered with brown oil floc.
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Anemone On Deep Sea Coral

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These wormlike animals make spiral tracks on the sea floor.
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Deep-Sea Worms

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Giant eyes spot prey. Huge claws grab the prey, and a tiny mouth rips it to shreds.
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Phronima

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Researchers adopted the “yabbie pump,” the long silver tool shown here, from Australian fishing gear.
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Collecting Shallow-Water Specimens with the "Yabbie Pump"

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A deep red jellyfish, Crossota norvegica, floats in the water.
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Deep-Red Jellyfish

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This giant squid washed up on a beach in Norway around 1950.
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Giant Squid on Beach

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In this painting, a giant squid engages in a struggle for survival with a sperm whale.
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Giant Squid vs. Sperm Whale

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The red paper lantern jellyfish is the focus of the latest podcast One Species at a Time, by the Encyclopedia of Life. Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s
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Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

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Male fiddler crabs, like this one collected on Moorea, wave their enlarged claw as way of signaling to other crabs, especially during mating season.
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Fiddler Crab

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