10 Strangest Aquatic Creatures

Here are 10 of the strangest aquatic creatures to ever swim in the ocean! Some so strange and bizarre you wont believe they are real.
<br>
<br>Subscribe to Talltanic
<br>
<br>4 - Sea Pen
<br>These colonial marine creatures are named for their resemblance to quilled writing implements and are part of a species known as octocorals or soft corals. These bizarre coral creatures have eight tentacles with each serving a specific function. You can find these lavish Sea Pens rooted to the shallow ocean floor by an anchoring bulb. Sea pens are ually colonies of tiny tentacled polyps which appear as branches, the bulb which anchors them serves the entire colony by rooting their home to the dense world under the sea. You can locate these stunning yet strange creatures along the shallow waters of Long Sound New Zealand. Some sea pens are able to exhibit glide reflection symmetry, a rarity for non-extinct animals, which have many believing that these creatures are extremely old, but fossil records have yet to be definitive enough to define their age. These strange plant-looking animals are able to relocate and re anchor themselves if necessary and tend to position themselves in paths of currents which ensure a steady stream of yummy plankton. When touched sea pens will emit a bright greenish glow of bioluminescence and are able to force water out of themselves as a defensive attack.
<br>
<br>3 - Christmas Tree Worm
<br>Heres a pretty one! These tube building worms have tubular segmented bodies lined with small appendages which aid in mobility. The multicolored spirals are not just for good looks, they are ually highly derived structures for feeding and respiration. You can find these strikingly stunning aquatic creatures throughout the worlds tropical oceans, usually in coral reefs. These unusual worms of the sea feed primarily through filter feeding, gathering microscopic bits in their cilial appendages which are also known as fringes. Their name refers to the spiral cone shape of their two feeding crowns. These creatures are quite small and come in a dazzling array of color patterns and combinations. These X-mas tree worms are cute, cuddly and bizarre, which is everything you want from a worm really.
<br>
<br>2 - Exquisite Sea Urchin
<br>Got another pretty one for ya! Look for these strange critters in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Caledonia. These creatures are relatively new to our eyes as they were only identified and named in the year of 2006. These deepwater Urchins live at depths of 790 all the way down to 1,710 feet below sea level. As you can tell, these exquisite creatures as they are aptly named come in a dazzling display of vibrant colorations and intricate patterns. These aquatic critters have long curved spines which resemble spikes are banded with red and light green with undulating lavender and purple lines, with a white, olive or light brown covering the remainder of the outer tissue. The purpose of their unique pigment patterns, which is present in the skeleton as well as the skeleton, is to give off low light conditions for blending into their habitats to help avoid predators, but it sure is pretty. There are something like 700 known species of sea urchins, but these exquisite ones take the strange and pretty cake.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>1 - Nudibranch
<br>Wow, get a look at these bizarre looking sea snails! These unique snails of the sea have no shell and deploy a variety of chemical defences to protect themselves from nasty predators. These bizarre sea slugs will release chemical concentrates from their sponges rendering themselves horrible disgusting to the taste of fish attempting to eat them, some of these creatures even release acid from their skin. These soft-bodied creatures shed their shells after their larval stage you see and are best known for their incredibly lavish coloration patterns and strangely striking forms. There are approximately 2,300 valid species of Nudibranchs, their namesake is derived from the Latin word for naked. These aquatic creatures are tiny only growing to be about 4 to 600 tweeny weeny millimeters. These weird little slugs are hermaphroditic, thats right, they have both male and femaleorgans and are capable of fertilising their own eggs, carrying them and depositing them completely on their own.