Dumbo octopod photo album and videos: http://coml.org/embargo/beyond-sunlight

On the October-November 2009 voyage to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge by Russian, Brazilian, South African and Uruguayan MAR-ECO explorers:

• At 1,000 meters (~.6 miles): an "indescribable" catch of "invertebrates of all colors, including corals, sea cucumbers and sea urchins. It's hard to believe that such exuberance of life exists a kilometer deep into the ocean."

On a 2007 voyage in the Gulf of Mexico by COMARGE explorers:

• At 990 meters (~.6 miles): A solitary tubeworm (formally known as Lamellibrachia), in what looked like ordinary surroundings. After a robotic arm lifted the worm from a hole in the Gulf floor, however, crude oil streamed from both the animal and the open hole. The "wildcat" tubeworm had hit a gusher and was dining on chemicals from decomposing oil. See Video News Release: http://coml.org/embargo/beyond-sunlight;

• At 2,750 meters (~1.7 miles) in the
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