Worm in a Wig?

We all know how dark and drab it is in the abyssal depths of the sea. All is inky blackness, with the bottom composed primarily of deserts of mud decorated with drab stones.

Ladder Lichen

Image: Richard Droker
Cladonia verticillata

It's the very latest development in pixie architecture...

Jelly and Tadpoles are a Bad Mix

Image: UAF

You can't be too picky about what you eat when you live in the Arctic. If you insist on residing amid such bitter cold and ice, you better be prepared for that layer of blubber that clings to everything you eat. Perhaps that's why most Comb Jellies stick to warm, tropical climes.

Harlequin Shrimp

Image: Carmel Vernia
Hymenocera picta

Wow, what a beauty!

Shame it's just a pretty veneer surrounding a dark heart of sadistic evil...

Bird of Paradise Fly

Image: ron_n_beths pics

Oooooo!

Ambon Scorpionfish

Image: Steve Childs
Pteroidichthys amboinensis

I think the word we're looking for is "eyebrows"...