The predatory tunicate (Megalodicopia hians) is a species of
tunicate (see thesetwo previous posts) which lives anchored
along the deep sea canyon walls and seafloor, waiting for tiny
animals to drift or swim into its hood-shaped mouth. Looking
something like a cross between a jellyfish and a Venus Flytrap
(see this post), its mouthlike hood is quick to close when a
small animal drifts inside. Once the predatory tunicate catches
a meal, it keeps its trap shut until it is ready to eat again.
They are known to live in the Monterey Canyon at depths of
200–1,000 metres (660–3,300 ft). They mostly eat zooplankton and
tiny animals. The googly-eyed glass squid(Teuthowenia pellucida)
is a rare, slightly blue and transparent deep-sea squid. It gets
its name from its disproportionately large eyes. It has eight
short tentacles and one slightly longer pair. Its internal
digestive organs and the females eggs can be visible through its
transparent body. It is able to engorge itself with surrounding
water to dramatically in