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
![australian-dragonfish-631.jpg](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/2Z3wxXwBujs_PPl_um8OQzOPOx4=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/australian-dragonfish-631.jpg)
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![Australian-dragonfish](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/tAMvbW8tdezd7x_i_aZcad0jM9s=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/australian-dragonfish-1.jpg)
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![sponge brittle star](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/RGCR5VHvRG4zNAhXItwC3dAQXc0=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/sponge-brittle-star-9.jpg)
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![giant caribbean anemone](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/8UCAN6ZeVGmCYFKZezhWndNQMHI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/giant-caribbean-anemone-8.jpg)
Spider-Conch-4
![Spider conch](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AXAovghD_iTT0t7GhYTlLzEBraY=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Spider-Conch-4.jpg)
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![Venus Flytrap Anemone](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/otvaRHcQyVH06QO-i9rltmRbytI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Venus-flytrap-anemone-3.jpg)
Deep-Sea-amphipod-2
![Deep Sea Amphipod](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/BMqRegsS66cbkSM_cYPSpeGKQxI=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Deep-Sea-amphipod-2.jpg)
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![Deep-water octopus](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/AzwTH-l60WKyLzNvunW60mN5p_Y=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/Deep-water-octopus-7.jpg)
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![Deep-sea Jellyfish](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/NfHNgNSM6CQ-IYHVQsXmkeI9uE0=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/deep-sea-jellyfish-5.jpg)
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![Red-lined Paper Bubble](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/K-8Ll5QjiYdL2F0O7Ls9gSYRD8w=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/red-lined-paper-bubble-6.jpg)
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![zombie worm](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/UObRVC3gDaftbhAEoiCZcWYD2HM=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/zombie-worm-10.jpg)