When I was younger I always imagined all kinds of monstrous creatures lived in the deep sea. The thought fascinated me. But the fun was hosed by wikipedia when I took some time reading about deep sea creatures and the general condition for organisms to survive in the deep.

It's funny that it never occurred to me that things that big and monstrous still need to eat. And there's just not enough light and heat that far down in the ocean for enough food to exist to sustain the living of anything like the kinds of monsters I imagined.

So whereas before, I would think "well there could be monsters they just haven't been found", now I know that even in theory, biologically speaking it just doesn't make any sense. So no more fun imagining. Oh well.

There are giant squids... Those are pretty monstrous...

There are giant squids... Those are pretty monstrous...
Yeah, but I used to imagine creatures much bigger living much deeper. Which scientifically makes no sense because there's no food.

:woohoo: cryptids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cryptids)!

Yeah, but I used to imagine creatures much bigger living much deeper. Which scientifically makes no sense because there's no food.
deer get bigger as you go north-it's just easier for the bigger animals to survive because it's easier for them to maintain their body temperature-i see no reason the same theory wouldn't apply to marine life.

deer get bigger as you go north-it's just easier for the bigger animals to survive because it's easier for them to maintain their body temperature-i see no reason the same theory wouldn't apply to marine life.
There is not enough light in deep sea for plant. So no food.

Dio,

Three things:

1. Not all life depends directly on sunlight. There are organisms that live around fumerals (sp) that do not need sunlight to live.

2. Lots of food drifts down from up above. In fact, there is a veritable snow storm of food constantly falling down through the ocean.

3. Some of our largest creatures eat some of our smallest creatures. Baleen whales eat krill and plankton.

There is not enough light in deep sea for plant. So no food.
yet there is still life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_sea_fish).

Well if the kind of big fat monsters I imagined existed, all those things would have been eaten away and leave with no food.

Again the point is when I was younger it never occurred to me that big fat monsters will starve.

Maybe that's why there are so many big, skinny monsters.

Well if the kind of big fat monsters I imagined existed, all those things would have been eaten away and leave with no food.

Again the point is when I was younger it never occurred to me that big fat monsters will starve.
nah, just less of them.

Here's an interesting article about a possible behemoth lurking in the ocean's depths. It's been nicknamed "Bloop". Could be a giant squid:

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/06/13/bloop/

OMG I read about that. I've been kind of into cryptids lately...

Yeah, but I used to imagine creatures much bigger living much deeper. Which scientifically makes no sense because there's no food.
There are these shrimp like things that live along active volcanoes. Enduring extreme cold and heat at the same time. If heat from lava doesnt cook them, nothing will. May not be to the "bottom" deep, but it goes to show anything is possible.

Actually they are shrimp.

http://www.exploretheabyss.com/photo/gallery/gallery/popups/vent_shrimp.htm
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/klu/hydr/2000/00000440/F0030001/00281623

For the squid lovers.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061222-giant-squid.html