A venus fly-trap lost at sea
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Description
In 2009 JASON Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) (belonging to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) undertook a voyage in the Tasman Fracture Zone off south-east Tasmania. This is a still image taken at 4006 metres showing deep water stalked carnivorous ascidian (Family Octacnemidae) approximately 50 centimetres in height. The ascidian works similar to a venus fly-trap, using the funnel-like appendage to collapse around prey that move past.
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