This bright red jellyfish was found deep in the Arctic Ocean.
IAN MACDONALD—FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Venus flytrap anemone
This Venus flytrap anemone (uh-nem-uh-nee), found in the Gulf of Mexico, stings its prey with its tentacles.
JOHN HEISMAN—MURDOCH UNIVERSITY
Christmas tree worm
Can you guess why this creature, found in the Great Barrier Reef, is called a Christmas tree worm?
KACY MOODY
Flamingo tongue snail
The shell of a flamingo tongue snail is white. It is the animal inside that produces a bold pattern.
DR. JULIAN FINN, MUSEUM VICTORIA
Octopus
How did scientists know that this was a new type of octopus? It has a greater number of enlarged suckers on its arms than other species.
RICHARD HERMANN—GALATEE FILMS
Blue fin tuna
Scientists attached electronic tracking equipment to blue fin tuna to document their travels. They watched one fish cross the Pacific three times in 600 days.
GALATEE FILMS
Weddell seals
Scientists traveled to Antarctica to study Weddell seals like these.