10 Strange Deep Ocean Creatures Found by ROVs Around the World

Today's countdown is a free for all of interesting and bizarre deep ocean creatures found all over the world, from the deep Pacific and the Mariana Trench to the Southeastern United States coast. These are just ten fascinating oceanic creatures, with a special sub-segment on a certain symbiosis at the very end.
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Music:
Track 1 - Lufian Sky by CO.AG
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Track 2 - Robert's Theme by Robert Lotreck [DSO OST]
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Track 3 - Sound of Death: Intro by Gray [DSO OST]
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Track 4 - Sound of Death: Survival Theme by Gray [DSO OST]
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Track 5 - You (Old Version) by Myuu
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Track 6 - Disintegrating by Myuu
• Disintegrating - Myuu
Track 7 - Species by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 8 - Swim Deeper by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 9 - Abnormal by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 10 - Submerged Citizens of the Great Blue by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 11 - Creation by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 12 - 深海 by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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Track 13 - Memento (Visual Novel Music) by Myuu
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Track 14 - Glow in the Dark by Rob Endraus [DSO OST]
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[@pimpozza]

I loved *everything* about tonight's deep sea spectacle, but.. 40:00 _oooh,_ the cool dude crab in the sponge hat has to be my favourite! 😁 The anemone-crab mutualism is one of the ocean's most quintessential symbiotic relationships.. the art of living together in perfect harmony..🐚💚😚 Thank you to my dearest DSO for the wonderful show.. 🦑💚🎶👏

[@FawningOverFauna]

Much like our relationship with these videos 😂

[@pimpozza]

@@FawningOverFauna Too right, Fawn.. 😃👍

[@FawningOverFauna]

@@pimpozza 😄🖤💚

[@DeepseaOddities]

Thanks so much for the great comment, friend! So glad whenever I see you on here :) 💚🦑

[@verdeanonimo6779]

This channel never fails to show why I love the ocean, these videos are just so calming

[@alanatolstad4824]

There was some nice music to accompany the show tonight. Thank-you.

[@FawningOverFauna]

An amazing collection of deep sea dwellers like always truly spectacular 🤩

[@TheStormey]

Another truly awesome video! The ocean never fails to amaze me❤ Y'all never disappoint! Some of those Critters were just amazing! thank you so much for the work you do! Always really enjoy it!❤

[@jimmclaughlin5930]

Thank you DSO for this absolutely fantastic video! So enjoyable to watch I find it amazing that such strong oceanic currents exist at such great depths something I have always wondered about an A+ on another of your videos.

[@gilleslalancette7933]

Guys, the squid is incredible. FANTASTIC.

[@alanatolstad4824]

It sure did captivate the ROV driver a long time!

[@Rosella476]

I love this channel thank you for all your work researching and making videos

[@H_3_R_0-]

I love how the hermit crab pushed the fish out of the way. It obviously had to be somewhere important and was in a rish

[@virgo420]

😂 ikr It was quite funny. Little guy was like, im late move your booty! 😂 I love ocean life. They have no idea they live in an ocean and no idea there is no where else. It’s just their home.

[@savannahcatchat]

He had table reservations and was running late 😂

[@DandelyonDawn]

This is my favorite channel for ambient sleep. I watch until i drift off to my playlist of your videos on loop. Always pleasant restful sleep .

[@DeepseaOddities]

Thanks so much for watching! I also cherish having peaceful podcasts + KZbin stuff to fall asleep to :)

[@barbarageorge7848]

Just found this channel and the music is perfect!! And watching these sea creatures.. so relaxing!!

[@Aethgeir]

Anyone else shocked when the sea cucumber just suddenly took off swimming?

[@pimpozza]

A cooler than a cucumber moment! 💚

[@quentinbertrand1326]

incredible the number of strange and beautiful animals that scientists are discovering and in my opinion there are even more incredible and fantastic ones to discover🤔

[@JustinLHopkins]

It’s estimated that 95% of ocean species are undiscovered. We are still discovering new species of whales and dolphins too.

[@queenmab1999]

THAT is an awesome squid!!

[@chickennoodles]

Thank you for another great video!! I love the music 🎶

[@3zooz.H]

Welcome.. and give you like before i see ❤

[@Titanscreaming]

Gorgious!

[@VlEZERlK]

The squid moves so elegant. Music fits perfect! Love y’all ❤

[@3zooz.H]

لديك أنواع موسيقى تجعلني ملهماً بماتضعه من كائنات لدرجة أنك تشعر بأنك تتعايش اللحظات مع تلك المخلوقات وتتشارك معها بطئها وحركاتها وردّات فعلها

[@koriw1701]

That's our guy! His musical collection is the envy of all, *and* he's positively brilliant at choosing the best material for each and every one of these clips: making our hearts leap for joy or fall utterly into the depths

[@3zooz.H]

@@koriw1701 Yes, this is correct

[@DeepseaOddities]

Thank you so much for your great comment💚 I always love what you have to say!

[@3zooz.H]

​@@DeepseaOddities Rather, thanks to you, my friend.. and I would love to publish it here, even if it was just one letter ❤👍

[@水雲-e6k]

It's awe inspiring to see the diversity and individuality in the deep-sea🧐 If only more hermit crabs would evolve into true crabs, my dinner options would be richer...

[@JustinLHopkins]

Sea life seems to have no trouble living with diversity. If only humans could manage the same thing.

[@ryanschick9882]

8:54 Almost 6,500 meters is absolutely insane. Would you be able to do a video exclusively showcasing ultra-deep creatures, like hadal zone stuff? If you already have some, please direct me there.

[@JustinLHopkins]

The depth is definitely insane but it’s also terrifying. And to think, it’s nowhere near the deepest trench.

[@brianedwards7142]

"What did you say?" "I said you're a big conch" "Oh.... Well alright then. My mistake."

[@AGDinCA]

42:16 the landscape is so unusual

[@alexandernovikov2942]

Уникальные существа, спасибо за видео!

[@koriw1701]

13:45 I do believe that was a hit and run right there! What a collision! That hermit crab must have been clocking in at what, 11, 12 inches an hour? It's not surprising, considering his age; it's easy to see that he's young, he hasn't been able to stay still long enough to attract his life-partner anemone. They're so irresponsible at that age! Did anyone get his plate number? He was just a little too fast for me.

[@sealord77]

These creatures are so weird especially number 9 and 1

[@sealord77]

I'm still campaigning for the vampire squid and phantom jellyfish video btw

[@barbarageorge7848]

The last ones a cheerleader holding pom poms!!

[@JustinLHopkins]

Lovely usage of the word betwixt which isn’t heard often these days.

[@colk5373]

Guys what if Cusk Eels were called Tusk Eels and they can shoot fingernails and fight the president of United States that would be rather humorous I think

[@dreizehn5770]

JOJO

[@jeannettefrye5086]

I think I want what you've been smoking👍👍😉

[@derrickhageman1969]

That orange banded squid has some impressively long arms and tentcals

[@dv8044]

The orange and white banded squid at 3:48 is likely a unidentified species of Mastigoteuthidae or whiplash squid, given that the mystery squid shares similar proportions as well as having the same tentacles that most whiplash squids possess.

[@AbyssalArchivesA538]

Or a chiroteuthis

[@dv8044]

@@AbyssalArchivesA538 I look at the species you mentioned, and I must, the are quite similar. Although, I'm not sure if chiroteuthids possess the same "whiplash" tentacles that mastigoteuthids have.

[@iant2380]

Love these creepy aliens living at the bottom of the ocean. How could anyone get board traveling down here.

[@therangoh]

What is the music name for the 2nd video of the orange squid?

[@pimpozza]

"Robert's Theme" by Robert Lotreck.. more details are in the vid description.. 👍🎶 Always great music on this channel!

[@WASDLeftClick]

That's one weird squid.

[@suicune690]

34:18 gave me strong "Gyo" vibes...

[@zafax947]

Wowee

[@wor575]

I'm assuming these fish retained their eyes even at these sunless depths is due to the presence of bioluminescence (as opposed to cave fish)?

[@JustinLHopkins]

A+ for you. Some species have eyes but they’re more vestigial relics of when they needed them to survive. Many deep sea animals retain eyes but they’re effectively blind. They have other powerful sensory organs to to detect prey and predators. Evolution is amazing.

[@mikete714]

Last one is like a crab in a blunt

[@juanv8186]

👍👍👍

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

There are Things in the deep ocean

[@martaakh8105]

Cute. Let them survive

[@GrandmaBev64]

Is it just me, or does the Ocean look filthy? If my fishtank looked like that I would be putting cleaning and putting Antifungal or Antibiotics in the tank. I still love deep-sea videos though. Thank You 😊

[@pimpozza]

Unfortunately, the rippling effects of human pollution (like plastic and oil spills) have reached even the deepest parts of the ocean.. 😥

[@samanthasurovec4639]

The ocean is full of life that rids itself of waste regularly and eventually dies. The water is full of waste and decaying animal and plant matter that will eventually settle onto the bottom of the deepest depths where there's nowhere else to go. Decaying matter looks like dirt, rot, and excrement. So yes, the ocean is very "dirty".

[@JustinLHopkins]

No, the deep sea is not filthy. In fact, it’s oxygen and nutrient rich. Marine snow from the shallows builds up on the ocean floor and it can appear dirty. The deep sea is one of the last pristine environments.

[@JustinLHopkins]

@@pimpozzaThat’s true, but the world ocean is immense and the hadal zone is still pristine with nutrient rich water and oxygen. I wouldn’t describe the depths as dirty at all.

[@pimpozza]

@@JustinLHopkins Research has shown how microplastics, chemicals and radioactive products are prevalent in the hadal trenches, Justin.. Humanity’s footprint sadly extends to the deepest places on earth, affecting the balance of oxygen in the oceans and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.. I remember one study explaining how PCB levels in the amphipods tested from the Mariana Trench were *50 times greater* than in crabs from the Liaohe River, one of the most polluted waterways in China! 😒

[@riverratt101]

Its the music. I cant take it

[@barbarageorge7848]

Is that a fish on the hermit crab as a shell?!?! 43:34 or a hollowed out twig? I'm so confused 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@teresamcnulty8471]

Names and size reference please.

[@pimpozza]

The name of each creature comes before each clip, Teresa.. but sizing is more difficult.. DSO has often stated in the description that the two red lazer dots you often see on the clips are 10cm apart, which gives an indication of the size of some of them.. 👍🙋🏻‍♀️

[@The1SuperAtheist]

Whoever was controlling the camera on the squid species in the second clip should be fired. I was just trying to look closely at the front squid to see if that was two mating or one that had eaten a second

[@pimpozza]

Lol, "fired".. Maybe you could have done a better job yourself then.. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@JustinLHopkins]

@@pimpozzaThat’s what I was going to say. They act as if it’s easy to film species using a remote vehicle at a depth of 21,000 ft.

[@BigArt1970]

8:05 Is it pregnant?