76K views · 4.6K reactions | A kilometre below the ocean's surface, the midnight zone is beyond the reach of the sun. It's a giant black void, larger than all the rest of the world's habitats combined. There's life here, but not as we know it… | BBC Earth | Facebook

In the midnight zone, 1,000-4,000 meters below the surface, the only light comes from bioluminescence. Temperature is constant, around 39°F, and the pressure is extreme. While this zone contains 70% of all seawater, it’s difficult to explore and poorly understood. Species that live here include: microbes, larvae, zooplankton, mussels, algae, anglerfish, and deep-sea corals. Sperm whales dive here—as deep as 3,000 meters, for as long as 45 minutes—hunting for squid. In fact, by examining their st

This small and delicate jelly, Crossota millsae, lives in the bathypelagic zone between 1,000 to 3,000 meters (3,000 - 9,800 feet) deep. Made by @mbari_news | Macro Micro World