Some of the Strangest Things on Earth That Are Only Found in the Deep Ocean

The Basket Star

The basket star looks like a starfish that’s undergone a massive growth spurt or mutation. These creatures have the ability to extend their three-foot-long appendages and then shapeshift into the form of a basket to catch small prey like shellfish. These tiny creatures have no idea what fate awaits them until they are completely hooked inside the basket star, whose appendages are described as similar to barbed wire.