Welcome to the midnight zone, an alien world that the deep-sea anglerfish calls home. These toothy sea creatures have developed unique adaptations to live in the dark ocean depths where resources are scarce. To live in pitch-black darkness, these masters of stealth use their iconic bioluminescent lures to attract prey. But that’s not all – their bizarre and intense mating ritual, where males fuse to females in a permanent union, ensures survival in a place where encounters are rare. Somehow thri

The vast, remote, and extreme nature of the deep water column makes it a challenging habitat to explore, so what lives there is largely a mystery and surprises are frequent... In 2019, this giant squid, at least 3 meters (approximately 10 feet) in length, was seen in the midnight (bathypelagic) zone at a depth of 759 meters (2,490 feet). This was the first time that a giant squid had been filmed in U.S. waters and only the second time one had been filmed alive anywhere. Learn more about this lar