The blue outlined tadpole-like creature at the center of this elaborate structure, made of mucus, is a giant larvacean. New techniques have allowed scientists to ...

A strange sea creature that lives 1,000 feet below the surface encased in a giant bubble of mucus may be key to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The giant larvacean captures carbon-rich ...

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New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure of giant larvaceans -- tadpole-like marine animals that are important players in ocean ecosystems. New laser technology is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This creature is uniquely adapted to collecting tiny things. The outer layer of the house keeps larger stuff out, while the inner ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A microscopic view of Oikopleura dioica. A tadpole-like O. dioica’s tiny, temporary abodes are biological wonders—using its tail, ...

Bec Crew is a Sydney-based science communicator with a love for weird and wonderful animals. From strange behaviours and special adaptations to newly discovered species and the researchers who find ...

MOSS LANDING, CA--New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure of giant larvaceans-tadpole-like marine animals that are important players in ocean ecosystems. In a ...

Bright, white, and full of snot, the giant larvacean has all of the curves of a croissant, but none of the butter. A FRAGILE, FREE-floating organism found throughout the world’s oceans, the giant ...