Sea, most people associated with the summer holiday and a wonderful pastime on the sandy beach under the scorching sun, the source of most of the unsolved mysteries that are stored in the uncharted depths.
existence of life under water
swimming, having fun and enjoying the open sea during the holidays, people do not realize that is close to them.And there, in the area of deep impenetrable darkness, which does not reach neither the sunbeam, where there is no acceptable conditions for the existence of all organisms, there is a sea world.
first studies of the deep sea
first naturalist who risked plunge into the abyss in order to check whether there are inhabitants of the deep sea, was William Beebe - American zoologist, a specially assembled an expedition to explore the unknown world from the Bahamas.Plunging into the submersible to the bottom to a depth of 790 meters, the researchers found a wide variety of living organisms.The monsters of the deep sea - the impressive size of fish of all colors with hundreds of legs and gleaming teeth -ozaryali sparks and flashes of inky water.
Research this fearless man allowed to break the myths about the impossibility of living at the bottom because of the lack of light and the presence of high pressure that does not allow the presence of any organisms.The truth lies in the fact that the inhabitants of the deep, adapting to the environment, create your own similar external pressure.The existing body fat helps these organisms to float freely at great depths (up to 11 kilometers).Eternal Darkness adapts itself so unusual beings: eyes that they were not required, replace the baroreceptors - special organs of touch and smell, allow to react instantly to the slightest change around.
Fantastic images of sea monsters
Deep monsters are scary ugly view, associated with the fantastic images etched in pictures the most daring artists.Huge jaws, sharp teeth, no eyes, exterior painting - all this is so unusual that it seems unreal, invented.In fact, the inhabitants of the deep sea in order to survive are forced to simply adapt to the whims of the environment.
After many studies, scientists have concluded that today on the seabed may be the most ancient forms of life hidden in the deep water of the ongoing evolutionary processes.To this day you can find spiders the size of dinner plates and jellyfish with a 6-foot tentacles.
Megalodon sharks Monster
Huge interest is the Megalodon - a prehistoric animal of enormous size.The weight of this monster is up to 100 tons with a 30-meter length.Six-foot fall monsters dotted with several rows of teeth 18-centimeter (there are a total of 276), sharp as a razor.Life is amazing inhabitant of the deep sea terrifies the marine animals, none of which is able to resist his power.The remains of the triangular teeth that have deep monsters, found in rocks in almost all parts of the world that speaks to their wide distribution.In the early 20th century Australian fishermen met with the Megalodon in the sea, which confirms the version of its existence and in our days.
Anglerfish or monkfish
in salt waters inhabited by the rare deep-sea animals ugly appearance - monkfish (anglerfish), first discovered in 1891.In place of the missing scales on his body are ugly bumps and growths hanging around his mouth and waving tattered leather-like algae.Due to the dark color which gives the homeliness, dotted with giant spiked head and huge mouth slit is deep-sea animals is considered to be the ugliest on the planet Earth.Several rows of sharp teeth and long fleshy appendage protruding from the head and serves as bait, are very real threat to the fish.Luring the victim light "fishing rod", equipped with a special gland, angler lures her to the very mouth, forcing her to swim on their own inside.Featuring incredible voracity, these amazing inhabitants of the deep sea can attack prey at times exceeding their size.If it is not the end of the two killed: the victim - of the wounds, the aggressor - from what suffocated.
Interesting facts about reproduction anglers
The interesting fact of breeding these fish: the male at a meeting with a friend glares at her teeth, to the increment of the gill cover.By connecting to someone else's blood system and eating juices female individual male actually becomes a single whole with it, losing become unnecessary jaws, intestines and eyes.The main function attached fish becomes active during the production of sperm.For single female can be attached some males smaller in size and its weight is several times that in the event of the death of the last die therewith.As commercial fish, monkfish is considered a delicacy.He was particularly appreciated French meat.
huge squid - mezonihtevis
of the most famous shellfish planet living at great depths, its size affects mezonihtevis - colossal squid with a streamlined body shape, allowing it to move with great speed.The eye of the monster of the deep sea is the largest on the planet, reaching a diameter of 60 centimeters.The first description of a huge inhabitant of the seabed, the existence of which people do not even suspect is found in the documents of 1925.They talked about the discovery by fishermen polutorametrovogo squid tentacles in the stomach of a sperm whale.In 2010, a representative of this group of clams weighing more than 100 kg and a length of about 4 meters was thrown off the coast of Japan.Scientists suggest that adults reach the 5-meter size and weighs about 200 kilograms.Previously it was thought that the squid is able to destroy your enemy - the sperm whale - by holding it under the water.In reality, the threat to the victim's shellfish are its tentacles, which he enters the blowhole victim.A feature of the squid is its ability to exist for a long time without food, so the last sedentary lifestyle, involving masking and relaxing pastime in the waiting unfortunate victim.
amazing sea dragon
its fantastic looks deep in salt water is released leafy sea dragon (rag-picker, sea Pegasus).Translucent fins greenish covering body and designed to mask an unusual fish resemble colorful plumage and constantly swaying motion of the water.Inhabiting just off the coast of Australia, the rag-picker reaches a length of 35 centimeters.It swims very slowly, at a maximum speed of 150 m / hour, into the hands of any predator.Life is amazing inhabitant of the deep sea is composed of many dangerous situations in which salvation is its own appearance: clinging plants, leafy sea dragon merged with them and becomes completely invisible.Offspring of male bears in a special pouch in which the female lays eggs.These inhabitants of the deep sea for children are particularly interesting because of its unusual appearance.
Giant isopods
In maritime space among the many unusual things stand out for its size are the inhabitants of the deep sea as isopods (crustaceans giant size), reaching a length of up to 1.5 meters and weighing up to 1.5 kg.The body is covered with the movable rigid plates, well protected from predators, when they appear, crayfish curl up into a ball.Most of the representatives of these crustaceans, preferring solitude, lives at a depth of 750 meters and is in a state closer to the hibernation.Eat amazing inhabitants of the deep sea sedentary prey: small fish, sea cucumbers, sink to the bottom carrion.Sometimes you can watch hundreds of crabs, devouring the decaying carcasses of dead sharks and whales.Lack of food at a depth adapted cancers safely do without it for a long time (several weeks).Rather, it helps to maintain vital functions of the accumulated layer of fat is gradually and rationally expended.
Fish drop
One of the most feared inhabitants of the bottom of the planet is a fish-drop (see photos deep. Below).The small close-set eyes and a large mouth with the corners pointing down remotely resemble the face of a sad man.It is assumed that the fish lives at depths of up to 1.2 km.Externally, it is a shapeless lump of jelly, the density of which is slightly smaller density of water.This allows fish to swim safely over long distances, swallowing everything edible and not wasting too much effort.The lack of scale and the strange shape of the body have put the existence of the organism under threat of extinction.Inhabiting the coast of Tasmania and Australia, it easily falls prey to fishermen and sold as souvenirs.
When laying eggs fish until the last drop of sitting on the eggs, then carefully and for a long time worrying about the hatched fry.Trying to find them in deep quiet and deserted place, the female guards responsible their children, providing them with security and helping to survive in difficult conditions.With no natural enemies in nature, the inhabitants of the deep sea could accidentally get caught with algae only in fishing nets.
Meshkoglot: small and voracious
at a depth of up to 3 kilometers inhabited by the representative Perciformes - meshkoglot (Black eater).This name received the fish due to their ability to eat prey, several times larger than its size.She was under the power of the ingestion of organisms itself is longer and heavier than four in ten.This is due to the lack of elasticity of the ribs and stomach.For example, found near the body of the Cayman Islands 30-centimeter meshkoglota contained inside the remains of the fish length of about 90 cm. And the victim was quite aggressive mackerel, causing perplexity: how small fish could overcome big and strong opponent?
These amazing inhabitants of the deep sea have a dark color, the head of a medium-sized and large jaws with three front teeth on each of them, forming a sharp fangs.With their help meshkoglot holds its prey, pushing it into the stomach.Moreover, mining often large in size, to digest at once, which causes rigor decomposition directly in the stomach.Released as a result of this gas raises meshkoglota to the surface, where it is the country representatives of the seabed.
Moray - a dangerous predator of the deep sea
in waters of warm seas can be found giant moray eels - trehmetrovoe horrible creature with aggressive and spiteful character.The smooth, devoid of scales body allows predator effectively blacked out in the muddy bottom, waiting for prey swims by.Most of his life spent in shelters moray (on the rocky bottom or coral reefs with their cracks and caves), where he is waiting for prey.Outside the cave usually stays the front part of the body and head with a permanent half-open mouth.Coloring moray is a disguise: the yellow-brown color with scattered patches of it resembles a leopard color.It feeds on crustaceans and moray any fish that manage to catch.For eating the sick and weak individuals, it is still referred to as "marine sanitation".There are sad cases of people eating.This happens because of the inexperience of the past when dealing with fish and its insistent pursuit.Grabbing the victim, predator unclench jaws only after her death, and not before.
Joint exploitation of marine predators
great interest of scientists recently discovered is a joint fishing fish, which are in the nature of opposites.Moray during hunting hiding in the coral reefs, where waiting for prey.Sea bass, which is a predator hunts in open space than forcing small fish hiding in the reefs, so - in the jaws of moray eels.Hungry Perch is always the initiator of the joint hunting podplyvaya to moray eels and shaking his head, which is an invitation to a mutually beneficial fishery.If moray in anticipation of a delicious dinner accepts attractive offer, it is selected from the hiding places and swims to the slit with hidden prey, he pointed to the perch.And together and catch prey is eaten together;moray shares with perch caught fish.
