{"id":8717,"date":"2020-09-16T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=8717"},"modified":"2020-11-04T15:12:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:12:15","slug":"strange-sea-creatures-by-erich-hoyt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/16\/strange-sea-creatures-by-erich-hoyt\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange Sea Creatures by Erich Hoyt"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8734\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Larval Wonderpus octopus, Philippines.\" width=\"594\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1234x617.jpg 1234w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-320x160.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-375x188.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-900x450.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1300x650.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-1800x900.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-2000x1000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S01-212x106.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Larval Wonderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) drifting in the open ocean at night off Anilao, Philippines. (Book excerpt)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8753 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977-106x106.jpg 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<p>Available from October 26, 2020, <span>conservationist, scientist and award-winning author Erich Hoyt<\/span>&#8216;s new book\u00a0<em>Strange Sea Creatures<\/em> (Firefly Books, Ltd.) gives us a glimpse of some of the many weird and wonderful animals from the marine world.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring deep sea images by David Shale and Solvin Zankl and unusual creatures from Doug Perrine, Shane Gross and Doc White among others, there is plenty for those seeking out the otherworldly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>The book organizes the creatures into three parts based on where they live in the ocean. Each part has representatives from the various marine animal classes (e.g., fish, crustaceans, jellyfish and siphonophores, squids, tunicates and other invertebrates). Here&#8217;s a sneak peek:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-8717 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Blue dragon \/ Blue seaslug\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S06-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Blue dragon \/ Blue seaslug (Glaucus atlanticus), Portuguese man o&#039; war (Physalia utriculus) along with Glaucilla sp. (upside down), Hawaii (Book excerpt)\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fang Tooth and Anglerfish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S11-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fang Tooth {Anoplogaster cornuta} and Anglerfish - deep sea species (Melanocoetus johnsoni) (Book excerpt)\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Amphipod {Paramphithoe hystrix} and Arctic Octopus {Bathypolypus arcticus}, Barents sea, Northern Europe (Book excerpt)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-1026x684.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9780228102977_S18-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Amphipod {Paramphithoe hystrix} and Arctic Octopus {Bathypolypus arcticus}, Barents sea, Northern Europe (Book excerpt)\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Take a look at some of our favourite animals featured in the book &#8211; do you know what they are?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-8717 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01543196-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica) deep sea species from, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01543196-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01543196-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01543196-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Siphonophore (Physophora hydrostatica) deep sea species from, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone diaphana ) from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2500m. Specimen caught swimming above sea floor, June 2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312106-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone diaphana ) from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2500m. Specimen caught swimming above sea floor, June 2010\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Benthic hydrozoan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01614796-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Benthic hydrozoan (Ptychogastria polaris). Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Brittlestar (Ophiuroidea) on Gorgonian seafan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01312065-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Brittlestar (Ophiuroidea) on Gorgonian seafan coral mid Atlantic Ridge, June 2010\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01443722-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01443722-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01443722-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01443722-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01443722-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Spiny lobster (Palinurus sp) riding a Purple jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01587264-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Phyllosoma larva of Spiny lobster (Palinurus sp) riding a Purple jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca), at night in surface waters of the deep ocean off Kailua Kona, Hawaii,  August. The larval crustacean uses its cnidarian host both as a food source, and as a defensive weapon, spinning it around to deter predators with the stinging tentacles of the jellyfish.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Male and female Glass shrimps on Glass sponge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01387841-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Male and female Glass shrimps on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida)  from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"BRISTLEWORM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01257112-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Close up of mouth of a Bristleworm {Polychaeta} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"cirrate octopod\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01166198-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Deepsea cirrate octopod (Stauroteuthis syrtensis) 830m, Gulf of Maine, Atlantic\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Bat fish juvenile {Halicutaea sp} deep sea\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01072126-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Bat fish juvenile {Halicutaea sp} deep sea\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514415-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Ribbon sawtail fish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514415-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514415-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514415-300x200.jpg 300w, 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width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/01514412-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) specimen with mouth open, from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 729m.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Strange Sea Creatures <\/em>is available to order in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Strange-Sea-Creatures-Erich-Hoyt\/dp\/0228102979\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=strange+sea+creatures+by+Erich+Hoyt&amp;qid=1597241821&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">US<\/a> and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Strange-Sea-Creatures-Erich-Hoyt\/dp\/0228102979\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=strange+sea+creatures+by+Erich+Hoyt&amp;qid=1597241821&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to see more books like this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out Erich&#8217;s other books:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Creatures-Deep-Search-Monsters-World-ebook\/dp\/B00OD0YIO2\/ref=pd_sim_351_2\/262-9245239-6121229?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00OD0YIO2&amp;pd_rd_r=2ce1d20b-3c83-4c9a-ba6c-1fc18a0da654&amp;pd_rd_w=E0v5s&amp;pd_rd_wg=3IU0w&amp;pf_rd_p=28d0150a-d6d0-43fe-bbd6-413b2d89c30e&amp;pf_rd_r=BX5G0NZA7N179RC3KA4H&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=BX5G0NZA7N179RC3KA4H\"><i>Creatures of the Deep<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/books\/collaborations\/creatures-of-the-deep.html\">here<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Weird-Sea-Creatures-Erich-Hoyt-ebook\/dp\/B00UCGS5IG\/ref=pd_sim_351_1\/262-9245239-6121229?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00UCGS5IG&amp;pd_rd_r=75de4100-70cf-4726-b2ea-6799324e6265&amp;pd_rd_w=6PT4E&amp;pd_rd_wg=Bp61D&amp;pf_rd_p=28d0150a-d6d0-43fe-bbd6-413b2d89c30e&amp;pf_rd_r=JD7GAZ7M5QZSQR5FBWY9&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=JD7GAZ7M5QZSQR5FBWY9\"><em>Weird Sea Creatures <\/em><\/a>(gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/books\/inspired-by-naturepl\/weird-sea-creatures.html\">here<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Available from October 26, 2020, conservationist, scientist and award-winning author Erich Hoyt&#8216;s new book\u00a0Strange Sea Creatures (Firefly Books, Ltd.) gives us a glimpse of some of the many weird and wonderful animals from the marine world. Featuring deep sea images by David Shale and Solvin Zankl and unusual creatures from Doug Perrine, Shane Gross and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/16\/strange-sea-creatures-by-erich-hoyt\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[29,30,34,139,140,141],"class_list":["post-8717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration","tag-photography","tag-books","tag-biodiversity","tag-wildlife","tag-deep-sea","tag-weird"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8717"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9101,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8717\/revisions\/9101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}