Incredible Photography of Fascinating Sea Creatures & A Little Bit About Them

7. Pearls

Everyone knows that pearls are precious, but did you know that its the only jewel created by a living animal? All pearls are born male and transform into females at 3 years of age. Only 1 in every 10,000 wild oysters has a natural pearl. Amazing!

8. Giant Spider Crab

This hauntingly beautiful picture of a giant spider crab was captured in Japan’s Izu Oceanic Park, lighted by a diver’s lamp.

9. Mandarin Fish

This bright and psychedelic fish is one of the most beautiful in the world. But beauty can be deceiving – it’s body is covered with tiny spines which eject toxic mucus when it feels threatened, and it also smells really bad!