...found deep in our own oceans.
I recall reading a book about writing science-fiction once that said, basically, any crazy, wild, "different" idea for a creature a writer can think of has already been out-done by Mother Nature. And, I have to say that I've found that to be a Universal Truth. One of the things I love about <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/">National Geographic</a>, for instance, is the strange beasties that it brings me almost every month. Insects and plants that I never dreamed existed in their natural habitat in full-color photographs. Simply amazing.
Here's another <a target="_blank" href="http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/library.htm">simply amazing collection of photos</a>. In this case, of deep sea creatures, but sea creatures like I've never seen before. Twelve pages of fantastic creatures with names like long-nose chimera, lantern shark, and goblin shrimp. What a great place for a fantasy writer to use as source material for other-worldly oceans. Take the time to check out at least some of the pictures. You won't be dissapointed.
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