Step into the Twilight Zone. The disphotic zone of the ocean, that is. The oceanic Twilight Zone, which starts about at 600 feet deep and extends to about 3,300 feet, is called that because only a small amount of light penetrate the water at this level. Plants do not grow here, but strange animals are abound, as this fantastic video clip by the BBC’s Nature Microworlds show.
via Neatorama
March 25, 2013
