A giant #Pteropod #seabutterfly, Corolla spectabilis, cruising through the nighttime open ocean.

Shot in the wild, using scuba, while drifting out over the deep abyss, at night, off Okinawa.

#corollaspectabilis #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #kumejima #okinawa #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater

Here is another snail living in the plankton - though this one lives its whole life as pelagic plankton. It is a pteropod or sea butterfly and is actively swimming about in these pictures. I’ve identified this species as Limacina lesueurii #pteropod #plankton

Not uncommon, but always beautiful; the ever flappy-flappy #pelagic #SeaButterfly #Pteropod, Corolla spectabilis. This one is feeding, as can be seen by the mucus net that it’s currently reeling in.

#corollaspectabilis #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #ocean

Mating #pteropods get broken up by my video lights. Sorry!!!

#pteropod #seabutterfly #blackwater #blackwaterphotography #blackwatervideo #blackwaterdiving #gugunderwater #chrisgug #gug

Slightly Out of Focus
#Pteropod #Clione #Sea angel #photography #Aquarium #Robert Capa

A mesmerizing deep-sea creature known as a sea angel or pteropod floats gracefully against a dark, black background. Its translucent, wing-like lobes fan out like delicate petals, with hints of blue and pink iridescence. Long, thin tentacles spiral outward, glowing with faint shades of yellow and green, creating a sense of ethereal movement. A small, reflective, silvery sphere near the center of its body catches the light, adding a touch of otherworldly sparkle. The creature’s ghostly form appears both fragile and otherworldly, perfectly adapted to the vast openness of the deep ocean. The image is credited to Gregory Rothman, 2024, in gold text in the lower right corner

A Pteropod flutters through the blackwater of Analao. “Wings don’t fall me now! Batty, Batty, BATTY!!!!” - Robert Townsend as Bobby Taylor in Hollywood Shuffle

#MarineBiology #SeaAngel #Pteropod #DeepSea #UnderwaterPhotography #MarineCreatures #Photography #SeaLife #NaturePhotography #BluePlanet

1/5 Look at this beauty! #Pteropod shells, aka 'sea butterflies', from our Portuguese margin sediment traps.

**Qué maravilla! Conchas de #pterópodos, o "mariposas marinas", de nuestras trampas de sedimento del margen de Portugal
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Fineliner Zeichnung einer (Meeres-) Flügelschnecke, eine Familie mariner Schnecken, die in den tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten leben.

Meine Mitnehm-Muschel / Schnecke 🥰 Erstaunlich robust!
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#pteropod #Flügelschnecke
#kleineKunstklasse #PenAndInk