Just in time for Halloween.
Scientists have identified 14 different species of larvae that were once believed to be different species which live in the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, surpassing 3,000 feet.
Most of the creatures are shrimp, though some are lobsters, according to the study's co-author, Heather Bracken-Grissom.
Some of the creatures have horns on their heads, 'misshapen torsos' and others have spikes coming out of their sides.
Scientists have identified 14 different species of larvae that were once believed to be different species which live in the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, surpassing 3,000 feet. Most of the creatures are shrimp, though some of them are lobsters
Some of the creatures have horns on their heads, 'misshapen torsos' and others have spikes coming out of their sides
The larvae, which come in different shades of orange, blue (some are even see-through) have bizarre features compared to the adult versions of the sea creatures.
Of the 14 creatures, 12 were unknown larval species and two were juvenile species from the infraorder Caridea (shrimp) and the suborder Dendrobranchiata (prawn).
'For many groups, larval descriptions are missing or non-existent, so this study represents a first step of many to advance deep-sea larval diversity,' the authors wrote in the research.
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