#ocean facts

[mcnostril]

Portentous Patreonomers indirectly requested additional nautical facts.

This 100% accurate and true sea-knowledge could one day save your life.

#mcnostril #comics #mermaid #ocean facts

[sharkie-malarkie]

DYK… (part 2)

tiger sharks are one of the shark species most likely to attack a human unprovoked, and is considered one of the most dangerous sharks in the world for that reason.

tiger sharks are one of the "Big Three" aggressive shark species, along with great white sharks and bull sharks.

tiger sharks are apex predators meaning they don't have many natural predators. In fact one of the only known predators to this species are humans and killer whales. A killer whale is much larger in size and weight, which allows it to overpower the shark.

#shark #marine biology #sharks #ocean #sea #aquatic #sea creatures #marine life #sealife #water #deep sea facts #sea salt #coast #waves #seaside #water life #sea animals #marine animals #deep sea #deep sea life #animal #nature #marine animal #ocean lover #ocean view #ocean life #underwater #ocean aesthetic #ocean facts #shark facts

[terrifiedtrinket]

COOL SHARK FACT!!

most sharks don’t pay taxes

💥💥💥

#shark facts #sharks #ocean #ocean facts #he’s just like me fr #i mean #what?

[snailfish-enthusiast]

The strange world of brine pools.

Deep under the sea, there are pools of water, separate from the rest of the ocean. Created when water seeps down through the ocean floor, mixing with long buried salt deposits, resulting in these highly saline pools.

The brine itself is uninhabitable for the vast majority of creatures. The lack of oxygen and extremely high salt content quickly sends just about any creature that enters them into toxic shock.

Still, these pools are oases of life on the sparsely populated abyssal plane. The mineral-rich water provides much-needed nutrients to life surrounding these toxic waters.

#ocean #ocean life #ocean facts #nature facts #deep sea #Brine pools #fishblr #marine biology #ecosystem #nature

[critter-catcher]

Given today's events, I think we need some crab facts

There are more than 4,500 known species of crabs

A crabs pregnancy only lasts 1-2 weeks and they lay 1,000 to 2,000 eggs!

The smallest crab is the Pea Crab(Left) which at max is 0.47 inches. On the other hand you have the Japanese Spider Crab(right) which can get up to twelve feet.

Now Yeti Crabs are one of my favorite types because they live on hydrothermal vents at the very bottom of the ocean. And they stick together by the thousands, each white dot is in fact a crab.

There's another fun thing about these guys, and it's actually where they get their names from. They have little hairs covering their claws which they slowly wave back and forth encouraging bacteria growth, then they eat that bacteria!

Of course this list would be incomplete if I didn't tell you the most important fact,

Crabs dance.

All for different reasons, spreading eggs, gloating over a victory, to woo potential mates, even to attract food.

So post crab rave, technically, it's accurate

#shes gone and in the ground yall #its a good day #crabs #crab facts #animals #animal facts #facts #fact post #the queen #crustacean #rave away my dudes #ocean #ocean facts

[packedwithfacts]

Octopus are smarter than you think.

Intelligence is often thought to be calculated by looking at the brain, but octopus are proving to be an exception to this.

They have almost the same number of neurons as a dog (~500 million), but only 1/3rd of them are in their head. The rest are actually in their arms. This is also why it often looks like their arms have a mind of their own— they do! Each one acts independently and is capable of tasting, touching, and moving without the main brain.

Cite: 1

#There’s a lot more facts about octopus but I didn’t want to clog this one post :> #facts #fun fact #random facts #animal facts #octopus #brain #octopus fact #animal biology #ocean facts #sealife #marine biology #cephalopod

[4evermeeow]

mauh you made it through an infodump of octo facts.

#octopus #sea facts #ocean facts #biology #chainsaw man #yoshida chainsaw man #yoshida hirofumi #mini comic #silly guy #csm

[noaasanctuaries]

The garden-like coral and sponge habitats of Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary are a great spot for our octopus friends to stretch out a leg… or eight.

What is your favorite octopus fact? Ours is that they have three hearts, just enough to be fully octo-pied with a love for the bank!

#NOAA #EarthIsBlue #Cordell Bank #science #nature #ocean #conservation #octopus #marine life #ocean facts #animal facts

[saltyseas121]

woowww i love sea creachures!!! tell me about any of them PLEASE any you recently learned about that you found very interesting please

My favourite sea creature is sharks so I'll obviously talk about those since I learn something new about them all the time :)

Sand tiger sharks eat eachother in the womb! The strongest shark uses the others as food to grow? But when they are born they don't eat other tiger sharks again

All sharks have scale like skin called dermal dentricals (they are more teeth than scale) which they have to help them swim faster and quieter. Whale sharks have these over their eyes! There are six types of dermal dentricals

The largest shark is the whale shark and the smallest is the dwarf lantern shark

There's a shark that can glow in the dark called the kitefin shark

There are over 400 species of shark

Dogs, mosquitos, deer, cows, bees, snakes and jellyfish kill more people than sharks yearly.

The fastest shark is the mako shark

Sharks can either be oviparous or viviparous. Oviparous sharks lay eggs call mermaid's purses and viviparous sharks give birth to live young

The frilled shark inspired one of Godzilla's forms (I know nothing about Godzilla but I think it's called shin godzilla 2nd form)

The greenland shark is the oldest living shark that can live for as long as 300+ years! They also can eat polar bears

Sharks have been around since before trees

Some sharks like the basking shark eat plankton, some eat meat and the bonnethead shark eats sea grass

Sharks eat/go for the weakest fish in the ocean most of the time. So they help keep populations in control and rid of sickness.

The spinner shark is known to jump out if the water often while spinning around (hence the name)

I hope that's what you wanted♡

If not I'll be happy to do more!

#fish #ocean #shark #ocean facts #sharks

[facts-that-you-will-never-need]

The white shark cafe is a remote area between Hawaii and Baja California in the Pacific ocean where great whites congregate in mass annually

#facts #random facts #shark facts #geography #ocean facts #ocean #marine life facts

[a-cool-stick]

JELLYFISH FACT

They don't have brains

Hence they don't have sad

They just exist, floating through the oceans. No anxiety, no depression, no worries. Just a floating wiggly ouch blob

And that is all truely I wish to be

Oh the curse of not being a floating wiggly ouch blob :(

#jellyfish #animal facts #ocean #life #wiggly #why god why #shitpost #ocean facts #no brain #yes please #yes pls #why am i here #just girly thoughts #this is normal right? #squishy

[its-a-gold-song]

hey guys did you know that fish actually have hair in their ears like us

#and also ear rocks #goldsong vomits #fish #fish facts #thoughts #horrifying fish facts #ocean #marine biology #marine bio #ocean facts #fishes #fish have hair

[sharkie-malarkie]

I want to be ur friend so bad but I am AWKWARDDDDD.

Anyways, lesser known facts about great whites? If not, cookie cutter shark my beloved

DWWW IM SO AWKWARD TOO BUT ID LOVE LOVE LOVE TO BE YOUR FRIEND PLSSS SEND ME A MESSAGE OR SMTH (if ur comfortable obvi 😭) AAAAH

although most sharks are cold-blooded, great whites are actually warm blooded! this means they can regulate their own body temperature!!

2. greats whites eyes are GLOW IN THE DARKKKK. they have a layer of reflective cells behind the retina which allows them to see better in the dark. COULD THEY GET ANY COOLER???

3. another biological feature of great whites is their highly toxic blood. research has shown that the levels of arsenic and mercury in their blood are so high that it would kill most animals. great whites however, seem to be adapted to this toxicity and are unharmed by it.

#shark #sharks #ocean #sea #sealife #aquatic #marine biology #water #sea creatures #marine life #great white #great white shark #great white shark fact #shark facts #shark fact #fish facts #fish fact #cartilaginous fish #interesting facts #today i learned #fun facts #sea facts #facts #deep sea facts #seaside #ocean facts #ocean animals #oceancore #ocean life #sea animals

[cosmicplanarian]

100 Days of Sea Creatures Day 11 - Coronate Medusa (Atolla wyvillei)

Sometimes called the alarm jellyfish because it is said to use bioluminescence to ward off predators by attracting even bigger predators

#artists on tumblr #artists on instagram #ocean art #sea creature art #deep sea creatures #jellyfish #animal facts #ocean facts

[orangephobia]

My current favorite animals are these guys, Sea Angels! They are a type of marine snail that emerged 130 million years ago 👴🏼🐌

They remind me of fairies or hummingbirds

They’re born with shells, which they lose as they mature. They also produce a deterrent to ward off fish that want to eat them, and a crustacean called amphipods will carry them around as a sort of shield.

Look how cool they are when they eat! They eat sea butterflies by pushing tentacles from their heads that have hooks and barbs on them so they can pull the sea butterflies out of their shells.

✨🐋🪼🪼🪼🌙

Photo credit: Unknown/Mozart Cultures/Scientific American

#sea creatures #marine biology #marine animals #seaangel #marine life #marine science #animals #aquatic #ocean facts

[juliiluvvsyu]

Image 1 : Atlantic Moon Jelly - Aurelia aurita

Fun Fact : Atlantic Moon Jelly’s don’t have long tentacles, they have hundreds of short ones that give a mild sting (ﾟ∀ﾟ)

Image 2 : Beroe’s Common Comb Jelly - Beroe cucumis

Fun Fact : These cute things are predators to plankton and other comb jellies!! (They’re also mildly bioluminescent) ٩(^‿^)۶

Image 3 : Lion’s Mane - Cyanea capillata

Fun Fact : Can grow tentacles longer than 100 ft!! Moon Jelly’s must be terrified of them!(((；ﾟДﾟ)

September 7 , 2023 ∩^ω^∩

#marine biology #jellyfish #moon jellyfish #comb jelly #lion mane jelly #ocean life #ocean facts #fun facts #:) #meow