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Happy Earth Day! And since Earth is an ocean planet, here are some wild creatures in this wild world! [a thread]
by Alexander Semenov: http://bit.ly/2RUstt9
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by Alexander Semenov: http://bit.ly/2RUstt9 #DailyJelly
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Sea angels can be so abundant in polar regions they create a cathedral of candle flames under the sea ice, their numbers so high they even satisfy the appetite of one of the ocean's top predators: baleen whales. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1224492610787663872
The beautiful comb jelly Cestum floats through the dark ocean surface waters. Its mouth is halfway down its body between two long wavings 'arms'. Cestum jellies can grow a meter long and are as soft and intangible as smoke.
A. Semenov: http://bit.ly/3iZXyHS
A. Semenov: http://bit.ly/3iZXyHS
While some comb jellies are long and thin, others are shaped like starships, with rainbows running down their bodies as they move small paddles to swim. These paddles break light into waves of color.
A. Semenov: http://bit.ly/3iZXyHS
A. Semenov: http://bit.ly/3iZXyHS
Deep-sea jellies called Crossota millsae float like living fireworks through the abyss. Rather than the hard work of hunting, their long outstretched tentacles allow them to drift and wait for food to come THEIR way.
@oceanexplorer
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There are strange and amazing things on planet Earth, like this remarkable creature: a deep-sea comb jelly only discovered last year!
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Last year scientists discovered glitter-covered worms living on UNDERWATER VOLCANOES (oh, and also near hydrothermal vents and the bodies of massive whales, like, nbd)
These newly discovered deep-sea glittering worms even fight by booty bopping! Earth—I love what you are doing down in the deep sea!
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There are so many amazing creatures on this planet that look like the beyond on ANOTHER planet, Earth really is the best like that...
#EarthDay2021 https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1359609496398680071
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https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1359609496398680071
Sometimes, the most amazing creatures of planet Earth are also the hardest to see... 
https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1233797655412826113
https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1233797655412826113
Even for animals that we think we know, Earth holds so many mysteries...
#EarthDay https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1215876063689084929
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https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1215876063689084929
You don't have to go deep to find wonder and mystery on planet Earth, even on the surface of the ocean you can find remarkable and mysterious creatures... https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1364367574381826050
Happy Earth Day everyone, from the ocean planet!
#EarthDay2021 https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1354969737881661440
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https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1354969737881661440
