Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf region, but following its impact scientists who study the deep sea world have returned and found some very interesting creatures including some deep-dwelling shellfish that produce their own light and some animals with surprising ability to see ultraviolet light. They also came across (in fact, their camera was attacked!) by a previously unknown type of squid that reaches six feet long. The camera was placed at about 1,800 feet, a depth where the hurricane would have no impact, but the researchers obviously had to bail on their studies while the wind and waves were high. I was interested to learn at the bottom of the piece that fully 800 percent of the creatures at that depth produce some sort of light.
(Thanks Eric!)
