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Hastigerinella digitata's many spines support sticky, hair-like “fishing lines” made from cytoplasm (the living part of a cell – mostly fluid, salts and proteins) that entangle prey.
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Tiny, but Deadly

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These shrimp-like crustaceans called Gnathophausia are incredibly hardy and only need to eat every few months.
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Intense Fasting

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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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Small red hyperiid.
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Lanceola

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A snailfish, with brown and white stripes.
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A Snailfish Swimming in the Baltic Sea

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This scientific illustration of a giant squid shows off its two long tentacle and its 8 shorter arms.
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Deep-sea Giant Squid

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The tough serrated ring around the opening grips the squid’s prey.
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Giant Squid Sucker

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A tongue-like organ called the radula rams food down the giant squid's throat.
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Giant Squid Beak and Radula

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A close up profile of an adult anglerfish female from the Linophryne family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio
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A profile of an adult female anglerfish from the Linophryne family

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A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family collected in the northern region of the Gulf of Mexico. © 2016 DEEPEND/ Dante Fenolio 
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A female anglerfish larva from the Linophrynidae family

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In this photo, the jellyfish Pandea rubra may have been surprised by a camera light or in a defensive state, causing it to contract its red mantle and reveal its complex muscle anatomy.
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Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish

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This young Gonatus squid is still translucent, making it tricky for predators to spot it.
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Deep Sea Squid

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