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Life Finds a Way Deep in the Mariana Trench

The deepest, darkest place on the planet is home to myriad bizarre creatures.

Scientists spotted this Chimaera, or rabbitfish, near a site known as the Northwest Guam Seamount. Chimaera's closest living relatives are sharks, although they branched off from sharks some 400 million years ago. ()Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

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Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas.

Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Mariana

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas

Traveling HomeA sea anemone is at home on top of a hermit crab. The anemone secretes a shell of sorts for the crab, which it then inhabits instead of a shell.The symbiotic relationship between anemones and other species of hermit crabs that rely on shells for protection is well documented. Crabs that outgrow their shells will often transfer the anemone from the old shell to the ...

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