9 Weirdest Ocean Creatures

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Frogfish are bright yellow with red patterns, yet they can change colors to blend in. These unusual creatures seek to remain unnoticed.

#1 Clown FrogFish

Sea pens are colonies of tentacled polyps that resemble quill pens. They anchor to the seafloor and have the ability to withdraw to an anchoring bulb.

#2 Sea Pen

Seadevils are two-foot-long fish that nest on sea floors up to a mile deep off the coast of California, with males defending eggs.

#3 Blob Sculpin

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#4 Red-Lipped Batfish

Galapagos batfish entice prey with their crimson lips and fins and may "walk" on the seafloor. Their retractable nose aids in food capture.

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#5 Giant Spider Crab

Giant spider crabs from Japan can grow to be 12 feet long and can forage at depths of up to 1,000 feet.

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Live in the dark depths of the ocean, have large eyes for their small size. They are capable of surviving in low-oxygen settings.

#6 Vampire Squid

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#7 Leafy Seadragon

Leafy seadragons navigate across water using fins that resemble leaves and mimic drifting seaweed. They live on Australia's southwest coast.

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#8 Kiwa, God of Shellfish, Crab

Crab with fur on its long claws discovered on a hydrothermal vent 5000 feet deep on Easter Island. It is most likely blind and employs microbes to cleanse food.

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Strange arthropod organisms discovered among coral rubble in Western Australia. Their function is unknown, but their look is unusual.

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