Mysteries of the Twilight Zone - Once dismissed as a biological wasteland, the deep sea teems with surprising life forms, most of them unknown to science.(two-mile-deep canyon off Monterey, California)

From: National Wildlife | Date: October 1, 2001| Author: Tangley, Laura | Copyright information

A COLORLESS, FACELESS animal that lives rooted to a rock wall and, like a Venus's-fly trap, eats by snapping its "mouth" around passing prey. A fish with a "fishing pole" atop its head, baited by a lure glowing with light produced by bacteria. A gelatinous sea monster that gets dinner by unfurling a giant net of stinging tentacles; no fatter than a broomstick, it grows longer than a blue whale. All three creatures come from an alien world--one that exists on Earth in a deep-sea can...

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