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When you think about what swims in the sea, what do you think of? Fish? Whales? Turtles? There is so much more down there. Here are some of the wackiest and weirdest underwater creatures.

Vampire Squid

The Vampire Squid has big eyes that poke out of its head. It can live up to 8,000 feet underwater. It can turn itself inside out. It glows. And it changes color. It is called the Vampire Squid because it has a Dracula-like cape webbing it can use as a shield.

Goblin Shark

The Goblin Shark looks more like a dinosaur than other types of sharks. It might even be more dinosaur than shark. The Goblin Shark goes back 125 million years! It has a long snout. It can get up to 20 feet long and lives up to 3,000 feet underwater.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

These snails are quite the site underwater. Not only do they have colorful bodies, but also colorful tongues. The Flamingo Tongue Snail’s tongue can grow up to three centimeters in size (that is almost as big as they are). Its bright tongue helps keep predators away. They eat coral. The snail lives in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean in warm waters.

Blob Sculpin

The Blob Sculpin grows up to two feet long. It lives in the Pacific Ocean near California, U.S.A. It can live up to 9,200 feet underwater. The shape of their nose and mouth always makes them look sad. They are slow-moving and eat crabs.

Wobbegong

The Wobbegong lives in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is known as a “carpet shark” because of the cool patterns on its body. They sit on the ocean floor and wait for their food to come to them. They eat octopi, fish, crabs and lobsters. It lives about 360 feet underwater.

Zombie Worms

Unlike regular zombies, zombie worms do not eat brains. They eat bones. Zombie orms were discovered in 2002. They were found on a whale’s bones 10,000 feet underwater! Zombie orms are tiny, only one to three inches long. They also do not eat like you and me. They do not have a stomach or mouth. Instead, they have an acid on their bodies that breaks up the bone to help them digest it.

Red Handfish

Most fish swim. The Red Handfish chooses to walk along the seafloor instead. It has hand-like fins that allow it to do this. The Red Handfish is known as “The World’s Rarest Fish.” This is because there are only 40 to 80 known Red Handfish in the world. And they only live in one area:  the waters of southeast Tasmania.

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