RESEARCHERS who were able to dive deeper below the ocean's depths than ever before were left stunned by what they uncovered lurking in the abyss of an 'alien world', it was revealed during a documentary.
The Histioteuthis heteropsis, also known as the Strawberry Squid, is a species of cock-eyed squid that gets its name from its unique facial features.The cephalopods have two different kinds of eyes, one being small and blue, while the other is large and yellow.He said during the BBC documentary: “The deep ocean is as challenging to explore as space – we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the deepest parts of our seas.
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