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Need a break? Here is a thread of beautiful sea creatures to help you relax.
(Video by Fan Zhang: http://bit.ly/2sfG7gH
#openoceans #dailyjelly)
(Video by Fan Zhang: http://bit.ly/2sfG7gH
#openoceans #dailyjelly)
First up: Baby eels. These elegant creatures can travel thousands of miles in the open ocean before finding a place to call home. Some species settle on reefs, while others swim up streams into freshwater. Taking each day as it comes. https://twitter.com/rebeccarhelm/status/1215876063689084929?lang=en
Ornate larval fish float through the dark night with long fins and fan-like tails. Who they're trying to impress, mimic, or intimidate is anyone's guess. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1219413431729737728
By-the-wind sailors float through the ocean, with the surface acting as a mirror for their fan of beating blue tentacles. They cannot control their movements and are at the whim of the wind and waves. Capable of sailing miles through the open ocean. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1242201701563731969
Cousins of the by-the-wind sailor, know as blue buttons also float on the ocean's surface, are a bit more enthusiastic with their tentacle dance. https://twitter.com/MaduroDive/status/1232667014382182401
Below the surface in colder waters, delicate sea angels float beneath sheets of ice. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1224492610787663872
Cestum comb jellies shimmer in a refraction of rainbows as they glide through warm tropical oceans. https://twitter.com/rebeccarhelm/status/1214656261247119360?lang=en
Blue sea dragons hunt by-the-wind sailors and blue buttons on the ocean's surface. These shiny sea slugs also cannot control their direction of movement, so eating means being lucky enough to bump into your meal. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1238303938677559296
Portuguese Man-o-wars are known for their powerful sting, but their tentacles also act as sea anchors, helping keep them in place in strong winds. https://twitter.com/rebeccarhelm/status/1242497464571133954
And when small fish far from the reef need a place to hide, they sometimes shelter in the protection of a jelly, and travel through the ocean with their guardian until the thread has passed.
With this, I wish you rest & beautiful ocean dreams. [end] https://mobile.twitter.com/MaduroDive/status/1210939985332977664
With this, I wish you rest & beautiful ocean dreams. [end] https://mobile.twitter.com/MaduroDive/status/1210939985332977664
