Video of a boy playing with an otter

Video of a boy and a playful otter at Sea World. Via.

Jellyfish wallpapers

Gorgeous blue jellyfish wallpapers available for download.

The weird and wonderful world of bioluminescence

"In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life."

Link roundup

1. Stingray x-ray is so cool. Via.

2. Chad Pennington tore his ACL playing basketball.

3. The BBTS now has preorders for Okami plush and goods from Think Geek.

*Buy X-Ray: See Through the World Around You at Amazon.

Sea Angels and other bizarre creatures

A few highlights from an incredible collection of photographs by Alexander Semenov:

First up, Sea Angels:





So strange, I looked for some Youtube videos:





This fellow is labeled "Red Bull. Amphipoda Acanthonotozoma inflatum":




And the label for this creature says, "Hyperia galba inside Cyanea capillata":

Link roundup

1. Gorgeous photo of a jellyfish. And this one, too.

2. Beautiful photo of coral.

3. And check out this mushroom, and these, too.

Disturbing squid

Or maybe just a terrific photograph of a typical squid?

*Buy The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss at Amazon.