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September 19, 2020: Shrimp

A “normal” shrimp from the twilight zone on the left and a “giant” shrimp from the midnight zone on the right. This is an example of the phenomenon of gigantism, when animals in the deep ocean grow much larger than their shallow-water relatives.

Image courtesy of Journey into Midnight: Light and Life Below the Twilight Zone. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).

A “normal” shrimp from the twilight zone on the left and a “giant” shrimp from the midnight zone on the right. This is an example of the phenomenon of gigantism, when animals in the deep ocean grow much larger than their shallow-water relatives.

From: BIG.