Weird Creatures From the Deep
A massive census of the oceans has turned up a trove of strange marine wildlife, from jellyfish to octopuses to anemones
- By Jess Righthand
- Smithsonian.com, August 06, 2010
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Sponge Brittle Star
The sponge brittle star (Ophiothrix suensonii) lives within or near sponges and soft corals in the ocean. These are not your average starfish—adorned with long, shiny spines on each of their arms, these stars come in a range of colors befitting a sunset. Unlike areas such as Australia, which has a high number of species found only in that region, the enclosed Caribbean has fewer than 2,000 endemic species. And that limited biodiversity has been threatened in recent years by hurricanes, disease, pollution, climate change and overfishing.
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Comments (13)
Wow! Weird and viciously crazy. I wonder if the paranas have kindshipped with them?
Posted by Molly on September 24,2011 | 07:33 AM
want more news on the wonders of the earth and space like this!!! thanx to u all...
Posted by robin on March 29,2011 | 03:11 AM
I was an Associate many years ago and enjoyed the view into the world the magazine offered. Today, with the availability of the Internet the exoerience is greatly enhanced with the digital expansion of the many wonders of earth and space. Magazines cannot present all the new knowledge becoming available, although the magazine is a treasure. Keep up the excellent work!
Posted by Lawrence Jones on January 19,2011 | 09:48 PM
Presumably you put one picture on every page to maximise exposure to advertising when clearly scrolling down though the images would have been much friendlier. It means you are more interested in selling than informing. It also means I only spent enough time on this site to register my complaint and then left, so defeating your object.
Posted by not a customer on December 2,2010 | 11:25 AM
THIS IS A REALLY COOL FISH
Posted by JOSE R. on October 20,2010 | 01:00 PM
Holy Mole!
Posted by Kent on October 12,2010 | 11:23 AM
This earth is such an amazing place! We all need to learn as much as possible about it and do our very best to preserve it. Thanks to the Smithsonian and all of it's scientists, researchers, photographers and behind the scenes people that try to educate us.
Posted by L Anderson on September 18,2010 | 12:21 PM
how can u say that
Posted by vikas on September 18,2010 | 11:56 AM
the pic those not look real !
Posted by Carlos Guillermo on September 8,2010 | 01:03 PM
Give more details.
Posted by Ismayel Noreus on September 7,2010 | 06:03 PM
Amazing how many species we discover from our Ocean, yet we can see out in space to the Big Bang. Earth is fascinating.
Posted by Paul Dymon on August 30,2010 | 10:57 AM
That is a mean looking fish!
Posted by Dennis Green on August 27,2010 | 03:28 PM
thanks fer bringing such creatures to light for the sake of ordinay yet curious people.pl try to give detail information
Posted by digambar gadgil on August 20,2010 | 10:25 AM