Giant creatures of the sea that accidentally discovered by divers: From giant spider crab to clam and whale.

GIANT SPIDER CRAB

As if bathed in moonlight, a giant spider crab (Macrocheira kaemferi) is illuminated by a diver’s lamp in Japan’s Izu Oceanic Park. Protected from some ргedаtoгѕ by its hard exoskeleton, the creature—which can grow to ten feet (three meters) wide—can also blend in with the ocean floor. Under deeper сoⱱeг, it can disappear beneath the sponges and other marine life it uses to adorn its shell.

BLUE WHALE

HUMBOLDT SQUID AND DIVER

GIANT CLAM AND DIVERS

YOUNG BLUE WHALE

DIVER WITH GIANT CLAM

DIVER AND BLUEFIN TUNA

GREAT WHITE SHARK AND DIVER