Thalassophobia, more particularly the fear of deep sea *animals*, is so funny to me because. They are literally just little guys. They literally are just silly lil guys who want nutrients and krill. They want nothing to do with you they are just silly chilling in the dark. Dont be scared.
There are uncountable treasrures hidden in the darkness of the oceans. Deep down where the light does not reach, you just barely can see a sparkle. These are the "Deepsea treasure" dice. They are still raw and need some sanding and inking.
POV: You’re in the middle of the ocean and, for some reason, you need to write something down. To your surprise and delight, you discover that there are about three hundred species of sea pen! Unfortunately for you, none of them can be used for writing. Named for their resemblance to old-fashioned quills, sea pens are actually not single animals: they are colonies of polyps. All of the polyps work together and each has a role to play. There are feeding polyps that catch plankton, as well as polyps that circulate water to keep the colony balanced and upright. Photo: Nhobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons #oceanlife #deepsea #marineanimals #biodiversity #naturegram #naturephotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnw2eTrL2mz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
made a banner for my lovely bb Abyss to go with the fricken gorgeous comm i got from Deerfangs on toyhouse, seriously check out their stuff it's so cool!
The deep sea cephalopod-jelly "Cyanea nozakii Cthylla". While also rumored to be a mythological cryptid, this photo was taken in the deepest depths of Marianas Trench in an earlier 2022 expedition by an experimental AiUV (Autonomous intelligent underwater vehicle).
Have you met any spooky creatures of the deep today? The organisms feeding on the body of this decaying whale are here to wish you a Happy Halloween!
When a whale dies at sea, its body sinks to the seafloor. Whale falls serve as an important food source for animals from large sharks to small worms and can feed communities for years to decades!
To learn more, and to download an informational poster about whale falls, visit: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/magazine/5/whale-fall/
I spy with my little eye something giant floating in the deep.
The bell of this deep-sea denizen is more than one meter (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon-like arms that can grow more than 10 meters (33 feet) in length. Their depth range is the surface to 6,700 meters (4 miles) deep. MBARI’s ROVs have logged thousands of dives, yet we have only seen this spectacular species nine times.
The giant phantom jelly was first collected in 1899. Since then, scientists have only encountered this animal about 100 times. It appears to have a worldwide distribution and has been recorded in all ocean basins except for the Arctic. The challenges of accessing its deep-water habitat contribute to the relative scarcity of sightings for such a large and broadly distributed species.
I made some new "Deepsea Jellyfish" dice. The original design was made by @fatefulfabrics in our dicemaking workshop. Its a combination of blue and green resin, some white and black pigment paste and golden glitter!
These dice are still raw and need some sanding and inking.