Monday, March 28, 2011
- Underwater experiments by Alexander Semenov(gallery from Behance network)
This is only small part of his underwater work at the White Sea Biological Station. When he went underwater for the first time he was absolutely shocked. White Sea showed him another world with it's own aliens, and some of them were really amazing creatures. And... here they are: 
Lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capillata
Moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita
Cyanea capillata. It's maximum size is 2m bell diameter with 35m tentacles.
Jellyfish parasite Hyperia galba
Hyperia galba inside Cyanea capillata
Hyperia galba inside Aurelia aurita
Comb jelly Bolinopsis infundibuliformis
Comb jelly Beroe cucumis
1cm hydromedusae Aglantha digitale
Sea butterflies Limacina helicina. They are food for Sea angels.
Pteropod mollusk Sea angel or Clione limacina hunting
Sea angel common view...
...and his hunter form
Silent predator, hydrozoan Tubularia indivisa
Hydrozoan colony of Ectopleura larynx (Tubularia larymx)
Red Bull. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma inflatum.
White knight. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma cristatum.
Sitting jellyfish Lucernaria bathyphila
Unknown specimen of Lucernaria
Chitons Tonicella marmorea
Plumose anemone Metridium senile
Metridium senile from the top
Sea slug (Nudibranchia) Coryphella verrucosa
Sea slug Coryphella polaris
Sea slug Aeolidia papillosa
Very rare translucent form of Dendronotus frondosus sea slug
Skeleton shrimp Caprella septentrionalis
Nereis virens head (Polychaeta)
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