Take a Look: 2000-Feet Deep Off North Carolina

Brittle stars (ophluroids). CREDIT: Lisa Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. View full size image

Journey down below the waters off the North Carolina coast. Here, 2,000-feet (600 meters) underwater, a unique creature coats the seafloor, as you can see in the above image. These critters are called brittle stars (ophluroids). Brittle stars are not starfish, but they are closely related. Enjoy this rare peek at the ocean floor.