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Photographer captures the alien-like creatures that live five hundred feet under the ocean surface

05-06-2020

2020

Wacky animals

Underwater Aliens By Alexander Greensmith **EXCLUSIVE** THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ‘lion's mane’ jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. “When you see a lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with over three feet dome diameter and over forty-nine feet of tentacles, in complete darkness - it’s amazing," he said. “There are many amazing facts about the ocean, and the deeper you go, the more you understand what is impressive and what is not. “Some of the creatures can even reach over seven feet in dome size and their tentacles can measure up to one hundred and twenty feet. Incredibly, these match the average height of a twelve-storey building." Thanks to the marvels of modern technology, his academic colleagues can now shoot creatures with specialist equipment as far as 500-feet deep. The research centre situated on the Karelian coast, was founded by a group of biologists from Moscow State University in 1938. There is no communication with or road access to the nearest village of Poyakonda, which is almost ten miles away. The area can only be accessed by boats in the summer and via snowmobiles during the winter. “The White Sea is covered by ice for four to six months. We start our work in February when the ice is thicker and the outside temperature can reach up to minus thirty five degrees celsius. The water is quite warm in comparison, at just minus one point five degrees celsius,” he added. “The biggest challenge is the tidal current, even if you hold a huge rock, an hour or so of diving can really sweep you away. In under thirty minutes you can be a mile from the point where you jumped in the water. “When you dive under the ice this is extremely important to remember, because even with the safety rope you can be pulled out against the current - it’s that strong. “These creatures have floated in the vast open space for millions of years, over this time evolution has made so many totally weird life forms, I’m extremely lucky to see this world with my own eyes.” Alexander wants his images to get young people interested in science and raise awareness for conservation of these unique critters. You can explore more of Alexander’s deep sea adventures at http://coldwater.science/. Alexander’s team can also be found at @aquatilis_expedition, where they have over 10,600 followers.. For more information please see www.mediadrumworld.com. ENDS

These swimming slugs are known as sea angels. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThese swimming slugs are known as sea angels. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Behind the scenes shot of Mr Semenov, who risks sub-zero temperatures to snap these gorgeous marine creatures. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionBehind the scenes shot of Mr Semenov, who risks sub-zero temperatures to snap these gorgeous marine creatures. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

This ctenophore (Beroe abyssicola) looks like a balloon. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThis ctenophore (Beroe abyssicola) looks like a balloon. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Limacina helicina is a planktonic snail first discovered in 1675, but looks like extra-terrestrial life. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionLimacina helicina is a planktonic snail first discovered in 1675, but looks like extra-terrestrial life. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Scyphozoa jellyfish look like a blooming flower. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionScyphozoa jellyfish look like a blooming flower. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Mr Semenov (34) has devoted his life to documenting these amazing invertebrates. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionMr Semenov (34) has devoted his life to documenting these amazing invertebrates. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Photographer, Jan Skwara. VARANASI, INDIA: MEET THE men who reside in cemeteries, use dead bodies as alters and consume human flesh. One chilling image captured a man as he tipped his head back and raised his hands before drinking from the mouth of a real human skull. In another picture we see a man sat down with a red human skull perched on top of his own whilst his face is covered in an eerie white dust. Photographer, Jan Skwara (38) from Pruszkow, Poland, was travelling through Varanasi, India, when he encountered this Aghori sect. The Aghori believe in asceticism ? a lifestyle in which one denies themselves of sensual pleasures choosing instead to pursue spiritual goals. Over the course of four days, Jan learnt a great deal about the Aghori people. Known for specialising in post-mortem rituals, the Aghori people also practice cannibalism. Whilst they worship the Hindu deity, Shiva, Aghori practices are seen as being contradictory to orthodox Hinduism. Aghori people only eat the flesh of deceased corpses and often also use bodies as alters to forge a connection to the sect?s deities. Asceticism promotes ridding yourself of passion, lust, and shame. For this reason, Aghori people wear very little clothing as a way to rid themselves of any shame. They are not interested in receiving any fame or notoriety. mediadrumworld.com / Jan Skwara

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captionPhotographer, Jan Skwara. VARANASI, INDIA: MEET THE men who reside in cemeteries, use dead bodies as alters and consume human flesh. One chilling image captured a man as he tipped his head back and raised his hands before drinking from the mouth of a real human skull. In another picture we see a man sat down with a red human skull perched on top of his own whilst his face is covered in an eerie white dust. Photographer, Jan Skwara (38) from Pruszkow, Poland, was travelling through Varanasi, India, when he encountered this Aghori sect. The Aghori believe in asceticism ? a lifestyle in which one denies themselves of sensual pleasures choosing instead to pursue spiritual goals. Over the course of four days, Jan learnt a great deal about the Aghori people. Known for specialising in post-mortem rituals, the Aghori people also practice cannibalism. Whilst they worship the Hindu deity, Shiva, Aghori practices are seen as being contradictory to orthodox Hinduism. Aghori people only eat the flesh of deceased corpses and often also use bodies as alters to forge a connection to the sect?s deities. Asceticism promotes ridding yourself of passion, lust, and shame. For this reason, Aghori people wear very little clothing as a way to rid themselves of any shame. They are not interested in receiving any fame or notoriety. mediadrumworld.com / Jan Skwara

Hydrozoa Aeginopsis laurentii with a Hyperia galba male inside. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionHydrozoa Aeginopsis laurentii with a Hyperia galba male inside. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

The lion's mane jellyfish is the largest known species of jellyfish. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThe lion's mane jellyfish is the largest known species of jellyfish. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Bougainvillia superciliaris are a type of hydroids first discovered by Swiss biologist Louis Agassiz in 1849. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionBougainvillia superciliaris are a type of hydroids first discovered by Swiss biologist Louis Agassiz in 1849. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Alexander went the desolate Russian White Sea Biological Station to take these stunning underwater photos. The nearest town is almost ten miles away and cannot be accessed by car. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionAlexander went the desolate Russian White Sea Biological Station to take these stunning underwater photos. The nearest town is almost ten miles away and cannot be accessed by car. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Alexander's team Aqualatis have over 2,000 subscribers on YouTube. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionAlexander's team Aqualatis have over 2,000 subscribers on YouTube. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

Hydrozoans take their name from ancient Greek for water. Their pointed fronds almost look like a theme park ride. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionHydrozoans take their name from ancient Greek for water. Their pointed fronds almost look like a theme park ride. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

The lion's mane jellyfish uses its stinging tentacles to eat prey such as fish, sea creatures, and even smaller jellyfish. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThe lion's mane jellyfish uses its stinging tentacles to eat prey such as fish, sea creatures, and even smaller jellyfish. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

The Aglantha digitale is one of the most common jellyfish in the Arctic, but unseen by the rest of the world. It is best recognised for its beautiful pulsating bell. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThe Aglantha digitale is one of the most common jellyfish in the Arctic, but unseen by the rest of the world. It is best recognised for its beautiful pulsating bell. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

This invertebrate (Euplokamis dunlopae) looks like fairylights. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis

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captionThis invertebrate (Euplokamis dunlopae) looks like fairylights. RUSSIA: THIS DIVER braved sub-zero conditions to get shots of life forms that dwell five-hundred-feet below the surface - and they look straight out of a sci-fi movie. Enchanting images have captured a luminescent ?lion's mane? jellyfish with a blue body and pink spaghetti-like tentacles that measure over forty-nine-feet in length, an intestine-like golden ragworm and a small invertebrate that resembles fairy lights known as Euplokamis dunlopae - a tiny Arctic ctenophore. Marine biologist and photographer, Alexander Semenov (34) from Moscow, Russia, took these sub-aqua shots at a temperature of minus one point five degrees celsius at the White Sea Biological Station, Russia, off the Kandalaksha Bay. Mr Semenov, who began diving in June 2007, spends a minimum of 40 minutes each dive in the water, and had once plunged to depths of almost 200-feet deep, with just one tank of air. He heads the team behind research projects for the university and posts his footage to the YouTube channel Team Aquatilis. mediadrumworld.com/AlexanderSemenov/Aquatilis