2020-04-02_Science_Illustrated

PHOTODOC OCEAN FEAST

JELLYFISH ELEVATOR An octopus gets a ride to the surface.

In the abyss,

there is often not

much to eat, so energy

must be saved for

the hunt. Here an

argonaut octopus

settles on top of a

jellyfish to get a

free ride to the

feast near the

ocean surface.

Every^ night,^ str

ange^ creatures^

and^ hungry^ pre

dators^ rise^ from

the^ abyss^ to^ tak

e part^ in^ a^

huge^ feast.^ The

y consume^

plankton^ –^ and

each^ other.^

Feast

in^

darkn

ess

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