Invertebrates > Paragorgiidae & Bubblegum Corals
The Bubblegum Coral (Paragorgia arborea) is a majestic, massive cold-water octocoral that commands the deep-sea seamounts, underwater canyons, and rocky continental shelf breaks across the globe. Known for its striking bulbous branch tips that closely resemble...
Invertebrates > Rossellidae & Glass Sponges
The Yellow Glass Sponge (Staurocalyptus dowlingi) is an ancient and structurally magnificent hexactinellid sponge flourishing along the cold, nutrient-rich bathyal slopes and fjord drop-offs of the North Pacific Ocean. Shaped like an oversized, hollow yellow urn or...
Fish > Psychrolutidae & Fathead Sculpins
The Grey Blobfish (Psychrolutes microporos) is a renowned and biologically misunderstood deep-sea sculpin inhabiting the immense abyssal depths of the Tasman Sea and southwestern Pacific Ocean. While internet culture famously turned a decompressed specimen into a meme...
Invertebrates > Theraphosidae & Tarantulas
The Featherleg Baboon Spider (Stromatopelma calceatum) is a magnificent and formidable arboreal tarantula native to the humid tropical rainforests and palm groves of West Africa. Known for its dense, feather-like fringes of setae that line its elongated legs, this...
