@.extremenature: The Transparent Predator of the Deep Eight hundred meters below the surface, something almost invisible is hunting. The giant larvacean doesn’t chase. It builds. A massive mucus structure — sometimes over a meter wide — filters water continuously, trapping plankton and organic particles. When the filter clogs, it abandons it. Those discarded structures sink. And with them, carbon. Invisible. Delicate. Yet responsible for transporting massive amounts of carbon into the deep ocean. In the darkness, survival isn’t always about strength. Sometimes, it’s about design. Would you have noticed it drifting past you? Follow for more from the extreme. #DeepSea #Larvacean #OceanScience #MarineBiology #NatureDocumentary

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