Sea pigs (Scotoplanes) are some of the weirder-looking deep-sea animals. They are not related to pigs — the name comes from their pinkish transparent bodies and stubby tube legs — but are ...
The most adorable, silly-looking baby king crab, accidentally collected by NOAA researchers in the Gulf of Mexico, has ...
A sea pig observed during a deep-sea expedition. Photo: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas The humble sea pig is a type of sea cucumber which ...
A sea pig near the sea floor. The humble sea pig is a type of sea cucumber which crawls along the bottom of the deep sea, sifting through the mud and looking for morsels. Just a few inches long ...